Bengali Five-Spice Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

Name: Bengali Five-Spice Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 bone-in chicken thighs; 2 larges carrots, quartered lengthwise, cut into 3-in. pieces; 4 bone-in chicken legs; 2 dried bay leaves; 3 Tbsps grated fresh ginger; 3 Tbsps minced garlic; 3 teaspoons ground coriander; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 red bell pepper, cut into chunks; 296 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt mixed with 1 1/2 tsp. flour; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil; 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into chunks; 454 grams Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 Tbsps panch phoron

Bengali Five-Spice Roasted Chicken and Vegetables is A mixture of garlic, bell pepper, chicken legs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

Heat oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add panch phoron and cook, stirring, until seeds begin to pop, about 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium. All at once, add bay leaves, ginger, and garlic; cook, stirring, until ginger softens, about 3 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Ginger

Seeds

Pop

Remove from heat, stir in coriander and salt, and let stand until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

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Coriander

Salt

Add yogurt, stir to loosen browned bits, and let marinade cool.

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Marinade

Yogurt

Marinate by putting chicken, bell peppers, and carrots in a 1-gal. resealable plastic bag. Scrape in yogurt mixture, seal, and squish to coat. Chill at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Bell Pepper

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Yogurt

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Ziploc Bags

Bake chicken: Preheat oven to 475 with a rack set in upper third of oven. Put potatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet and squeeze contents of bag over them.

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Potato