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Grilled chicken (nkhuku yowotcha)

A whole chicken marinated with chili, garlic and lime, then grilled until golden and juicy. A classic for celebrations and Sunday meals in Malawi.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Nutrition facts

531 kcal per serving

Protein
46.2 g
Carbohydrates
3.1 g
of which sugars
1.5 g
Fat
36.7 g
of which saturated fat
7.8 g
Fiber
1.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Cut the chicken into pieces or split it in half lengthwise. Make a few cuts into the flesh.
  2. Blend the garlic, chilies, lime juice, oil, salt and pepper to make a marinade.
  3. Coat the chicken with the marinade, cover and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour, ideally overnight.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Place the chicken on a rack set over a roasting tin.
  5. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, basting with the cooking juices every 10 minutes, until the skin is golden and the meat is no longer pink at the center.
  6. Let it rest for 5 minutes before carving and serve with the nsima.

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