Tandoori Chicken

This is a popular Indian chicken dish, which is cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor. Although the authentic tandoori flavor is very difficult to achieve in conventional ovens, this version still makes an exceedingly tasty dish.

INGREDIENTS:
4 chicken quarters
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp grated fresh ginger root
1 garlic clove, crushed
11/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp lemon juice
salt as needed
few drops of red food coloring
2 tbsp corn oil
mixed salad green and lime wedges to garnish

PREPARATION METHOD
1. Skin and rinse the chicken quarters, then pat dry on paper towels. Make two slits in the flesh of each chicken quarter, place in a dish and set aside.

2. Mix together the yogurt, garam masala, ginger, garlic, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander, lemon juice, salt, food coloring, and oil and beat together well.

3. Cover the chicken qauartes with the spice mixture and leave to marinate for about 3 hrs.

4. Transfer the chicken pieces to an oven-proof dish. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake for about 30-40 mins.

5. Remove the chicken form the oven, transfer to serving dish and garnish with salad greens and lime wedges.