The Queens Golden Jubilee Chicken Official Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Sit the chicken in a large roasting tin. Mix together the turmeric, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp cinnamon and oil, then brush all over the chicken, making sure all of the spiced oil is used. Season well. Pour 250ml water into the bottom of the tin, cover with foil and seal around the edges. Put in the oven and cook for 2 hrs.
• Remove the foil and increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cook for a further 30 mins until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the oven and leave until cool enough to handle. Strip the chicken meat from the carcass in chunky pieces and set aside.
• To make the salad, mix together the yogurt, mayonnaise, remaining 1 tsp each of ginger, cumin and cinnamon, cayenne pepper and pomegranate molasses or balsamic glaze. Add the chicken pieces, apples, all but a handful of the walnuts and parsley, and season.
• Spoon the salad onto a large plate. To serve, drizzle with a little pomegranate molasses or balsamic glaze and scatter over the pomegranate seeds, remaining walnuts and chopped parsley.

Steps:

• Tumble the mango cubes and any juice it makes into a bowl and, with your hands, mix in the chopped scallion and chilli and squeeze over the lime juice; use as much or as little as you want.
• Tumble in the chunked chicken and shredded lettuce and most of the cilantro and, using your hands, toss to combine.
• Add the oils and toss again.
• Serve on a large serving plate and sprinkle over the remaining cilantro.

Steps:

• Chop onion and garlic.
• Place tomato puree, curry powder, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, mango chutney or apricot jam in a small saucepan and bring to the boil very slowly, stirring all the time.
• Add the chopped onion and garlic and put in a blender. Reduce to a puree.
• Mix together the mayonnaise and yoghurt and stir into the puree.
• Stir in the chicken. Toss grapes in remaining lemon juice and stir in gently with the apricots and celery.
• Taste and check seasoning.
• Chill in fridge overnight.
• Pile into an oval or square serving dish, garnish with small bunches of watercress.
• Srinkle the chicken mixture with the browned flaked almonds, and finally paprika.
• Serve with Rice and Wild Rice.
• Try using apricot jam in place of the mango chutney.