Tandoori chicken

This is the best ever recipe to try if you have oven in your home. I tried and it came really good. So just noting it down so that i can refer whenever i have to prepare again :)

Ingredients :

1. Chicken leg pieces - 2
2. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
3. Salt to taste
4. Lemon juice - 3 tsp
5. Thick curd - 2 tsp
6. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
7. Oil - 2 tsp
8. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Pepper powder - 1 tsp
11. Dry curry leaves - 8 crushed
12. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
13. Red color - 1/2 pinch
14. Onion - 1 thinly sliced

Method :

• Firstly,wash chicken nicely.
• Cut the leg pieces into two.
• Make gashes onto those chicken leg pieces.
• Add 1/2 tsp of chilly powder,salt and 1/2 tsp of lemon juice into a bowl. Mix it nicely
• Smear this mixture onto those gashed leg pieces.Let it rest for 10 mins.

Marinate :

• Add thick curd to the bowl followed by chilly powder,salt,crushed curry leaves,coriander powder,cumin powder,garam masala, pepper powder, lemon juice, tumeric powder and mix them well
• Add red color,add 1 tsp of oil and mix it well. Finally put those chicken legs into the marination  let it rest for another 15 mins.

• Wrap the oven grill with Aluminium foil and smear oil to the foil. Place chicken legs onto oil smeared grill. 

• Set the temperature of the oven to 400F .Keep the grill inside the oven and close the oven.
• Let it be in the oven for another 20 mins.
• After 20 mins, turn around the chicken leg pieces so that it will cooked well.
• Let it be in oven for another 15 to 20 mins.
• Take those leg pieces from the grill.
• Add oil to pan followed by onion, tumeric, salt and chicken pieces. Fry those for 2 to 4 mins.

Sprinkle chat masala onto it and Tandoori chicken is ready to have.