Spicy Baked Chicken

This tasty chicken dish is a lot healthier than the regular deep fried takeout version! Time does not include marinating.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon ground coriander
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6  tablespoons cornmeal or 6  tablespoons polenta
• 2  teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped (optional)
• 4  chicken drumsticks, skinned
• 4  chicken wings, skinned
• 3  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Take a large plastic food bag and put in it a sprinkling of salt and ground black pepper, the paprika, coriander, cumin, flour, cornmeal and thyme leaves, if using.
2. Add the chicken and seal the top. Shake the bag to coat the chicken thoroughly in the mix. Leave for at least 1 hour or longer if you have time so that the flavors can mingle.
3. Heat the oven to 400°F Tip the chicken pieces into a roasting tin, drizzle with the olive oil and bake for 20-25 mins until the juices run clear when a knife in inserted into each drumstick.