Thomasina Miers’ recipe for Rajasthani spiced roast game bird

Thomasina Miers' spatchcocked spiced roast game bird with roast potatoes and raita. Photograph: Yuki Sugiura/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Aya Nishimura. Food assistant: Sophie Denmead.

Eating game, particularly that managed by the British Game Alliance, is a brilliant way to protect ecosystems and natural habitats, and support good animal welfare. Game can make the most delicious feasts, adding wonderful flavour and goodness to curries, pilaus, roasts and stir-fries. I also love that it is so healthy, being higher in protein and micronutrients than anything reared indoors.

Grilled Rajasthani spiced spatchcocked game bird with roast potatoes and raita