Indian spiced roast chicken - delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• Juice 1 lime
• 2 tbsp ghee, melted
• 1.2kg whole chicken
• 4 banana (echalion) shallots, halved lengthways
• 1 garlic bulb, halved widthways
• 100ml freshly boiled water
• For the spice blend
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 heaped tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1½ tsp fine salt