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Spiced Baked Buttermilk Chicken

Spiced Baked Buttermilk Chicken - This buttermilk chicken recipe is so juicy and tender.  
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Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, Indian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Brine

  • 1.5 kg Chicken Legs and thighs
  • Salt
  • 500 ml Buttermilk

Marinade Paste

  • 250 g Yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 inch Ginger crushed
  • 4 cloves Garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1.5 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • The day before you want to cook the chicken, season the chicken thighs and legs generously with salt and let it sit out for 30 minutes in a large bowl.
  • Stir 4 teaspoons fine sea salt into the buttermilk to dissolve. Place the chicken in the buttermilk and put into the fridge. 
  • Take the chicken out from the fridge an hour before you plan to cook it. Preheat the oven to 220 C, with a rack set in the center position.
  • Remove as much buttermilk as you can from the chicken and smoker over the marinade ingredients.
  • Bake for 30 - 45 minutes until cooked though. 
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