Fiery Baked Chicken with Indian Spices & Herb

9/02/2016 Nimi 0 Comments

Ever since I tried baking chicken with different combination of spices, I wanted to try and replicate KFC's fiery grilled chicken. I attempted to do it and the result was remarkable. Like the name say Fiery it's hot. You could alter the ingredients to your choice.



Step 1: Slit and Poke the chicken drumstick with a fort so it absorbs the flavors from the seasoning. Rub some salt, lemon juice all over and let this sit for atleast 15 minutes.

Step 2 : Preparing the seasoning for the drumsticks. I dry roasted some Indian spices and blended it with herbs. I used dried red chilies, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Pepper corns. Blend this to a coarse powder.

Herbs - I used the combination of both fresh and dry herbs. For example 1/4 t.spn dried Rosemary and and about 1/2 t.spn finally chopped fresh rosemary. It's totally upto you. Ensure you don't over power it. You could use one herb or a mix of few. I used Rosemary, couple of basil and parsley.

Step 3: In a bowl mix the powdered spices, herbs, garlic powder ( 1 tspn), granulated chicken bouillon (1/2 tspn), onion powder 1/2 tspn (optional) and some olive or vegetable oil. Mix everything well.
Step 4: Marinate the chicken with the above mix using hand. Cover the container with cling film wrap or with lid and refrigerate for an hour or 2. You could also let it sit overnight.

Step 5: Baking time :)  bake on a preheated oven of 190°C for 40 to 50 minutes. You might want to turn the chicken after 30 minutes. I baked mine on a convection oven.