These amazing spices create such a wonderful flavor. Its a combination of cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin powder, turmeric, dried parsley, dried oregano, salt and black pepper, I use a food processor to blend one onion and 10 cloves of fresh garlic and a few tablespoons of olive oil.
Then I use a coffee grinder to grind cumin seeds into a fine powder. You could buy already ground cumin too. I like to buy small quantities just to keep the aroma very fresh.
Then I marinate chicken thighs, you could use any cut though, for about 30 minutes or over night in the refrigerator.
I use a baking sheet covered with foil and then I flip over a grill pan that has holes in it to let the oil and juices drain down while the chicken is roasting in a 400 degree oven for about an hour, timing would depend on what cut of meat you are using.
In this photo I had just flipped over the chicken thighs to broil both sides of the chicken at the very end, we like it crispy at my house.
You could also use any spices of your choice and just use my idea of roasting chicken in the oven on a grill pan. I turn it over because my grill pan has curved handles so when the pan is upside down it leaves about and inch between the grill pan and the baking sheet. I cover the baking sheet with foil just to make clean up easier.
