Barbecued chicken with chermoula
Serves: 8
Prep time: 45 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Martin Poole.
Barbecued chicken with chermoula
Serves: 8
Prep time: 45 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
238Kcal
Fat
12gr
Saturates
3gr
Carbs
0gr
Sugars
0gr
Fibre
0gr
Protein
32gr
Salt
0.4gr
Shelina Permalloo
A former MasterChef winner in 2012, Shelina, a Mauritian Muslim born in the UK, is now a successful food writer and presenter. She runs Lakaz Maman in Southampton, where she serves up Mauritian street-food style dishes
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Shelina Permalloo
A former MasterChef winner in 2012, Shelina, a Mauritian Muslim born in the UK, is now a successful food writer and presenter. She runs Lakaz Maman in Southampton, where she serves up Mauritian street-food style dishes
See more of Shelina Permalloo’s recipes
Ingredients
- 16 chicken thighs (not fridge cold), bone in and skin on
- lemon wedges, to serve
For the chermoula paste
- 1 x 100g pack coriander
- 1 x 100g pack flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- juice and zest of 2 lemons
- 4-5 tbsp olive oil
Step by step
Get ahead
Marinate the chicken up to a day ahead.
- For the chermoula paste, blend the ingredients (reserving a few coriander leaves to garnish) in a food processor or liquidiser.
- Rub the chermoula all over the chicken thighs and leave them to marinate for at least 30 minutes at room temperature.
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Light the barbecue about 30 minutes before you want to cook the chicken – the coals should be white before you start cooking. Place the thighs directly over the barbecue and turn regularly for 20-25 minutes until cooked.TipWeather not as good as you hoped? You can cook the chicken in the oven instead; roast it in 2 shallow roasting tins at 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6, for 40-45 minutes, turning halfway.
- Serve the chicken scattered with a few coriander leaves, with lemon wedges, and the peppers and couscous salad alongside.
