Tandoori Chicken

This is a fairly easy recipe to make tandoori chicken. Tandoori chicken is usually made in a clay oven called the tandoor, but this can be made at home in the oven or on a grill.

Ingredients:

1. 1 1/2 kg. chicken pieces (cut into braai/barbecue) pieces
2. 1 tblsp. chilli powder
3. 1/2 inch ginger
4. 5-6 cloves of garlic
5. 1/4 cup curds (plain yogurt)
6. Juice of one lime
7. 2 drops of red food colour or tandoori colour available from indian shops
8. salt to taste

Method:

• Grind the chilli powder, ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
• Mix it with curd/yogurt, lime juice, red colour and salt.
• Marinate the chicken pieces in this mixture for 4-5 hours.
• Take out the pieces and roast directly over the grill until the pieces are soft and dry.
• Serve it with tomato and onion salad.