Tandoori Chicken - 6


Course : Indian
Serves: 6
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Ingredients:


2 pounds chicken legs and thighs

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/2 teaspoon red food color

1 teaspoon salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder -- (1 to 2 tsp)

1 medium onion -- (optional)

1 cup yogurt

1 teaspoon garam masala

1/2 medium lemon or lime -- sliced
 

Preparation / Directions:


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 in 400F oven 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).


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