Tandoori Chicken I

Description
This is a great recipe which is simple to make, can be served as a main dish or a snack, and never turns out less than tasty.

Ingredients

 * 3 lbs chicken
 * 2 inch ginger
 * 5 – 6 cloves garlic
 * 1 – 2 green chillies
 * red chile powder to taste
 * 2 tbsp oil
 * 1½ tsp salt
 * 2 cups curd
 * ½ tsp red color

Directions

 * 1) Skin chicken, wash and dry properly.
 * 2) Make a paste of ginger garlic and green chillies in the mixer.
 * 3) Marinate the chicken in this ginger-garlic paste with the curd, salt, red color, red chile powder for 5 – 6 hours in the fridge.
 * 4) Put in a flat bottomed pan and cook on high heat till the liquid dries off partially.
 * 5) Then cover the pan and simmer for 20 – 30 minutes.
 * 6) Till chicken is tender.
 * 7) Sprinkle garam masala and chaat masala.
 * 8) Serve hot garnished with onion rings, green chillies and lemon halves.