Name: ROASTED SUMAC CHICKEN recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken ... whole or leg thigh pieces; Onions ... 2 medium; Olive oil ... 6 tbsps; Sumac ....... 1 tbsp; Black pepper.. 1/4 tsp; Paprika ..... 1/2 tsp; Garlic ....... 1 tbsp; Zaatar ....... 1 tbsp; Vinegar ........ 1 tbsp; Salt ......... to taste

ABOUT ROASTED SUMAC CHICKEN RECIPE

This is a Middle Eastern dish and traditionally they use whole chicken with the skin. Sumac is a kind of sour berry which is used in a lot in cooking which gives the food a tangy, lemony flavour and pink colour. In case you don't find the sumac powder in the place where you live, you can try out this recipe using ground anardana / pomegranate.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken ... whole or leg thigh pieces
Onions ... 2 medium
Olive oil ... 6 tbsps
Sumac ....... 1 tbsp
Black pepper.. 1/4 tsp
Paprika ..... 1/2 tsp
Garlic ....... 1 tbsp
Zaatar ....... 1 tbsp
Vinegar ........ 1 tbsp
Salt ......... to taste

Instructions

Clean the chicken and make slits with a knife for better marination. Mix the spice powders, mentioned above with 2 tbsps of olive oil and vinegar.
Marinate the chicken with this paste and set it aside for few hours.
Line a baking tray with foil paper and pour some olive oil. Place the chicken pieces and drizzle a little olive oil on top. Roast the chicken in the oven until done.(250 degrees first 15 minutes, then reduce to 200)
Serve this on the bed of onion rings sauteed with sumac.

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