Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients :

6 Chicken thighs
1/4 cup Lemon juice
1/2 Small onion, chopped
4 cloves Garlic
1 tablespoon Grated fresh ginger
3 teaspoons Coriander seeds
1 tablespoon Cumin seeds
1 tablespoon Lemon juice, extra
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Paprika
1 cup Yoghurt
Pinch of chili powder
Red food coloring

Method :

* Remove the skin from the chicken pieces and brush the flesh with lemon juice; cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
* Place the onion, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin seeds, extra lemon juice and salt in a food processor and process until a smooth paste is formed.
* Combine the spice paste with the paprika, chili powder and yoghurt, and mix together until smooth.
* Add enough drops drops of food coloring to make the mixture a deep red color.
* Place the chicken pieces in a large shallow dish, and spread liberally with the spicy yoghurt mixture.
* Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
* Marinate the chicken for at least 4 hours or overnight.
* Preheat the oven to moderate 180oC. Place the chicken pieces on a wire rack over a large baking dish.
* Bake for 45 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are tender and cooked through.
* Serve with Naan bread or rice.