Delicious! Made exactly per the recipe except omitted the salt and made a 5lb roaster. Getting the curry sauce under the skin was key... made the meat very flavorful. Looking forward to trying chicken salad tomorrow.

I made this for my family and even my "picky" children loved it. The entire chicken was devoured with very little left. The second time I made it I used a larger chicken an took the remaining meat off the bone and cooked the bones in water to make soup. Added veggies and voila! Soup! Two meals..Yeah!

This was really, really, REALLY, good! I made sure that I put the spices paste under the skin of all parts as well as on top. If you want to stretch it to another meal,cut off all the parts to serve for the first meal leaving only the carcass. Simmer the carcass in drippings and 2 bouillon cubes in five cups of water. When you have a nice broth, remove carcass, pick off meat, set meat aside. Add to broth 2 cups of basmati rice and 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables. Boil the rice and veg (covered)until nearly all the liquid is absorbed. Add the carcass meat (along with any leftover chicken meat from the first meal) to the pot and simmer until ALL the liquid is absorbed. I added a bit more curry powder and garlic along with some salt. It made a nice entree with a garden salad on the side. Made enough for six good helpings! It wasn't as yummy as the first entree but was very tasty and thrifty!

WOW... this was awesome! I used chicken leg quarters but followed the recipe otherwise. I rubbed the spices under the skin and on top, and broiled a few min. at the end to make the skin crispy. For those who dont want couscous I substituted regular white rice and that came out awesome too!! I def. recommend this and cannot wait to make it again! :)

The chicken is amazing. I didn't make the couscous because was making a gluten free meal. I actually made the curried quinoa from this site and they were excellent together. I will use this recipe again. Don't scrimp on the spices. I let the paste set for about 30 minutes while I washed chicken and other prep work. I did make sure to put quite a bit of the paste inside the cavity and I think that helped with the amazing flavor. I was worried it would be too spicy with 1 tbsp of chili powder, but the heat was just right. And as stated in other reviews, my house smelled like an Indian market.

This was excellent - didn't make the couscous part of the recipe, but served it with rice and peas.

I was conflicted about how to review this recipe. I thought the curry rub/paste was fabulous and loved the finished product. The couscous part of the recipe did need some help as some other reviewers have noted. I made the same amount of orzo and mixed in with the couscous and also chopped up very finely a medium onion and several ribs of celery to add to the couscous/orzo mixture. I cooked the celery and onion briefly in olive oil on the stove top before adding to the mixture. I believe the two different pastas made for an interesting texture and the celery/onion gave it a nice crunch. I think the next time I will either make a whole small turkey or a bone-in turkey breast rather than the chicken. Loved the smokey, spicy taste of the rub and the aroma in the house was amazing too. 03/22/2011 - Additional note: -I made this again and added a package of chopped spinach to the pasta combination. I very much like the combination of couscous and orzo. I also decided to use the not-quite-picked-clean carcass and carrots, onions, celery and made a stock. I then made a chicken soup and because of the wonderful spice paste it was a rich, spicy and satisfying soup. The best thing about this recipe is that spice paste, it is fabulous! I've discovered the joy of cooking with smoked paprika! Too bad it is so expensive, but so worth it. I still think using a small turkey with this recipe would make for a lovely dinner for a dinner party.

Not bad. I only made the chicken and following the recipe exactly. The chicken itself came out nice and moist, the house still smells amazing, but the flavor was just okay. I think it was the chili powder. If I try it again, I'll use less of that.

This was GOOD! I had plenty of spice mixture to coat a 5 lb chicken. Next time I'll give it a few hours to marinate and then it will get 6 stars! I used regular paprika, but will try the smoked variety next time. My kitchen still smells wonderful!

Chicken was DELICIOUS! The Couscous had only spicy flavor. It needed a little bit more seasoning, I think.