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Now, I am not a big fan of Turkey, I have eaten it a few times, but I still like my chicken better. And so this time, we decided to make a whole chicken stuffed with rice for Thanksgiving dinner.

Not only does it take way less time to cook, the prep time is also shorter, but the end result is just fabulous! It looks great, it tastes great, win-win all the way!

Ingredients:

Whole chicken (we got 2, a chicken is way smaller than Turkey)
Tandoori Barbecue or Chicken Tikka Bbq mix from Shan,
Garam Masala,
Cajun spice mix
ginger garlic paste,
yogurt,
lemon juice
red food color
butter for basting
oil for marinade

For stuffing:
rice about 1 cup,
1 small potato, chopped in little pieces
Shan biryani mix, 1 tbsp,
oil
Method:

Clean the chicken, and prepare the marinade in a bowl first. I add almost a whole packet of the bbq mix (for 2 chickens), about a 1/2 tbsp garam masala, about 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste, squirt of lemon juice, drizzle in a little oil, a pinch of red color, and a sprinkle of the cajun spice.

Cut some slits in the chicken, and then apply the marinade with your hand, rubbing it in.

Marinade the chickens for atleast 2 days in the refrigerator. On the day of cooking, leave it out at room temperature for atleast a couple hours.

To make the rice, soak it in water. Then add it to boiling water, let it cook almost till its half done. Drain out the water, and mix in some biryani masala (Shan biryani mix), about a tablespoon, the chopped potato, and some oil.
To bake the chicken, put them in a pan belly side up. Put the rice stuffing in it, till its almost full, because once the rice is fully cooked, it will come out of the chicken. So you dont want too much in it.

Bake at 375 deg F, covered with foil. Till it is cooked thoroughly, I would suggest, every 20 minutes, open and check it with a fork, and also drizzle some melted butter over it.

When it is cooked, remove the foil, and bake for additional 10-15 minutes. Also, at the end, broil for a couple minutes.

That’s it.

So, you see, its only marinating, stuffing, baking.

Note:  I think only potato stuffing would taste great too. Also, you could use the small chickens (about 3), this would look really cute.

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