Tandoori Chicken (indian Style)

Serves:

Ingredients:

2 lb Chicken legs and thighs
1 1/2 tb Vegetable oil
1/2 ts Red food color
Salt to taste
1/2 ts Black pepper
1 To 2 - tsp. garlic powder
1 md Onion(optional)
1 c Yogurt
1 ts Garam Masala
1/2 Lemon or lime,sliced

Method:

Peel skin off chicken pieces.
Make several cuts into each piece.
Wash off clean with paper towel.
Mix vegetable oil, food color, all spices and onion, if desired into yogurt.
Marinate chicken with mixture 4 or 5 hours, overnight for best results.
Bake chicken @ 400 degrees 30 minutes.
No need to preheat oven.
Keep basting with juice occasionally.
If there is excess juice, you may spoon out some.
Broil chicken 2 to 5 minutes toward the end.
Sprinkle with Garam Masala.
Garnish with lemon slices and few leaves of cilantro(optional).