Monday, April 15, 2013

Tandoori Chicken




Ingredients:


6 Chicken legs
1 tsp Red Chili powder
1 tsp Salt
6 tsp Thick yogurt
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Ginger and garlic paste
2 tbsp Lime juice
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/8 tsp Red Food color

Directions:

1. Make slits in the flesh of the chicken pieces
2. Make a mixture using lime juice, salt and red chili powder and rub on the chicken.(inside the slits)
3. Keep it aside for 15 mins
4. Prepare the marinade by adding yogurt, red chili powder, ginger and garlic paste salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, food color and marinate the chicken with it
5. Keep it in the refrigerator for at-least 1 hour, up-to a maximum of 24 hours.
6. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
7. Cook the chicken pieces in the oven for around 40 minutes (around 20 minutes each side).
8. Serve it with raw onion cut into thick slices, sprinkle some salt and squeeze lemon juice on them