Thandoori Chicken

Ingredients:
Chicken pieces (remove the skin and fat and cut into big pieces) 4lbs
Juice of one lemon
Yoghurt ½ cup
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 8 cloves
Chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Tandoori mix 3 teaspoon
Garam masala ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste
Red food coloring - a pinch
Melted butter 2 teaspoon
For garnishing:
Onion - sliced as rings
Lemon – sliced as rings

Method:

Remove the skin and fat from the chicken and cut as big pieces. Make deep slashes into the chicken pieces so that the masala will permeate deep into the chicken meat. Wash very well, dry the pieces and keep aside.

 Grind garlic and ginger with lime juice and yoghurt. Add the red food coloring, chilly powder, Tandoori mix, Garam masala, salt and melted butter and mix well.
 Pour the blended masala into a deep bowl and add chicken pieces to this and mix well so that the chicken is coated all over with the tandoori masala.
Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Stir the contents occasionally.

Preheat the oven to 425 degree F. Place the chicken in an oven proof tray and cover the tray with aluminium foil and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes take the tray out of the oven and turn the chicken pieces and cover with the aluminium foil and bake again for 20 minutes.

 Now remove the aluminium foil and broil for 3 minutes on each side.

Place the broiled chicken pieces in a serving dish and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. Decorate it with onion and lemon rings.