Tandoori Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Chicken legs and thighs
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Red food color
		Salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Black pepper
1		Garlic powder - up to 2
1		Onion - (optional) (medium)
1 cup	237ml	Yogurt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Garam masala
1/2		Lemon or lime - sliced

Recipe Instructions

Peel skin off chicken pieces. Make several cuts into each piece. Wash off clean with paper towel. Mix vegetable oil, food color, all spices and onion, if desired into yogurt.

Marinate chicken with mixture 4 or 5 hours, overnight for best results. Bake chicken @ 400 degrees 30 minutes. No need to preheat oven. Keep basting with juice occasionally. If there is excess juice, you may spoon out some. Broil chicken 2 to 5 minutes toward the end. Sprinkle with Garam Masala.

Garnish with lemon slices and few leaves of cilantro (optional).

Source:
David Rosengarten

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