Ingredients

• 500g x Chicken thighs and drumsticks, as you choose

• Plain flour

• 1/4 x Cup olive oil

• 4 x Teaspoons paprika - sweet or smoked

• 2 x Teaspoons freshly ground cumin seeds - see note

• 1 x Teaspoon garlic powder

• 1/4 x Teaspoon black pepper

• 2 x Teaspoons lemon zest

• Salt to your taste or special diet

Preparation

First essential, the chicken must be totally dry. Now start your rub. In a medium bowl add the paprika, plain flour, ground cumin, seasoning, lemon zest and garlic powder then finish with the olive oil to make a paste. Make sure it is not too runny.

Next, using your hands, carefully rub the mixture into the chicken pieces and place in a refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. If you have the time, one hour would be better.

Now place in the chicken in a baking dish on wax paper in a preheated oven at 200c and bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken is firm. Serve with a crisp green salad and baked potatoes

Important: PLEASE wherever you buy your herbs and spices, do not buy ground cumin in the little packets on hooks. Ground cumin quickly loses its flavour very quickly. Therefore, always best to toast your own cumin seeds in a dry pan then grind before adding to the rub. For a small amount crush the seeds in a small bowl - mortar and pestle style.