Tandoori chicken (from scratch)

Makes 8 peices

ingredients

1.00 me (about 800 grams) chicken cleaned and skinned
1.00 cu Yoghurt well beaten
4.00 wh Red chilli (made into a paste with a little water
2.00 tb Ginger-garlic paste
2.00 tb Lemon juice
2.00 tb Oil
0.00 butter for basting
0.00 salt to taste
0.00 finely cut onion rings or lemon wedges and finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

directions

Make cuts on the chicken. Apply a mixture of red chilli powder, half of the lemon juice and salt to the chicken Keep aside for about an hour. Whisk the yoghurt in a bowl Combine the rest of the ingredients and mix well Rub this marinade well into the chicken and refrigerate preferably overnight or at least for four hours. Skewer the chicken and barbeque it in a hot clay oven (Tandoor) or on an open hot grill for about 12 minutes or till the chicken is almost done. Baste the chicken with butter and roast for another 3 minutes. Garnish with onion rings, lemon wedges and finely chopped coriander leaves.

Source: Stephen