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Main course · Thai

Kai Ob Makham (Tamarind-Glazed Roast Chicken)

50 min Serves 4 ~522 kcal/serving ~£7.20 (£1.80/serving) Dairy-free

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Ingredients

  • 8 chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 10 g fresh coriander, chopped

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
522 kcal
Protein
44.1 g
Carbohydrate
11.8 g
of which sugars
9.5 g
Fat
32.6 g
of which saturates
9.1 g
Fibre
0.4 g
Salt
2.93 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Crush the garlic and mix with the tamarind paste, fish sauce, soy sauce and palm sugar.

  3. 3

    Rub the mixture over the chicken thighs and leave for at least 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Roast on a tray for 30 to 35 minutes, basting once with the tray juices, until the skin is sticky and the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.

  5. 5

    Scatter with fresh coriander and serve with jasmine rice.

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