Traditional Tandoori Chicken

• 8 Chicken drumsticks
• 2 tb Lemon juice
• Salt
• 15 g Fresh ginger, finely grated
• 3 Cloves garlic
• 1 ts Ground coriander
• 1/2 ts Ground cumin
• 1 ts Chili powder
• 2 tb Paprika
• Red food coloring
• 1 ts Garam masala
• 1/2 ts Ground black pepper ml yogurt
• 1 Lemon, sliced
• 1 sm Onion, sliced

Instructions

1. 1

   Skin the chicken drumsticks, wash thoroughly and dry on absorbent paper.

2. 2

   Slash them with a sharp pointed knife.

3. 3

   Rub in the lemon juice and sprinkle with salt.

4. 4

   Blend the ginger and garlic in a blender with 1 Tbs water, then mix with the coriander, cumin, chilli powder, paprika, red food colouring, garam masala and pepper and stir into yoghurt.

5. 5

   Smother the drumsticks in the spiced yoghurt and leave covered in the fridge to marinate overnight. (Important!) This allows the spiced yoghurt to marinate the chicken pieces throughly.

6. 6

   Lay the drumsticks on a rack across a roasting tin and cook in the oven at 200 Celsius for approx. 45 minutes, until tender.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with extra salt to taste and garnish with lemon and onion slices.

8. 8

   Serve as an entree or part of a meal.

9. 9

   TNT: Imran C.