SPICY ROAST CHICKEN

Another way to turn a simple roast chicken dinner into something special... Ingredients.......3 tbs of margarine, 3 tbs of minced garlic, 2 tbs of kepac manis (sweet soy sauce), 2 tbs tamarind puree, 1 dsp of sweet paprika, 1.5 kg chicken, cleaned and patted dried with paper towelling, 3 limes quartered and 1 onion peeled and quartered. Preheat your oven to 200 deg C. Place the lime and onion wedges inside the chicken cavity and secure the legs together with cooking string. Heat the margarine in a small saucepan, add the minced garlic and stir to combine over a low heat. Add the kepak manis, tamarind and sweet paprika. Bring to a simmer, stirring continually. Remove from the heat and brush the mixture all over the chicken. Place the chicken on a rack over a baking dish. Cover lightly with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and baste the chicken and bake until cooked. Cut the chicken into pieces and serve as you desire.