Tandoori Chicken in an oven ( Spicy n tangy flavor with 2 tsp oil)

Tandoori chicken in an oven???Sounds funny right?? I too was under the same impression,how can you make tandoori without a tandoor but sadly I was mistaken.Tandoori chicken has been always my favourite when ever we used to dine out when I was in Delhi.So,I happened to browse through this recipe from Vah Reh Vah where Sanjay explains clearly this recipe in an oven.I was very much impressed and the very day I bookmarked this and tried it out after waiting patiently 8 hours marinating the chicken . The result is all in pictures ,all at home had a gala time,enjoyed it !!

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Ingredients
for marination
chicken drumsticks / thighs  6
yogurt 6 tbsp (thick in consistency)
lemon juice 3 tsp
chilly powder 1 tsp
pepper powder 1/2 tsp
cumin powder 1/2 tsp
coriander powder 1 tsp
garam masala (1/8 tsp of each-cloves,cinnamon,fennel seeds)
ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
food colour red or orange 1/4 tsp
salt
oil 2tsp

for garnish
cilantro 3 sprigs
onion 1/2 sliced
lemon sliced 3-4

for topping
chaat masala
lemon juice
onion rings

Method

• Wash and clean the chicken ,drain water.Pat dry on a paper towel.
• Pierce with fork all around the drumstick/ thighs and make gashes reaching till the bone.
• Marinate first using half of chilly powder,salt and lime juice applying inside the gashes.
• Make a paste using all the other ingredients except oil and apply evenly on all sides reaching everywhere.Pour oil at the end and mix well.
• Marinate over night or 8 hours.(this is a very important step so that the masala seeps in)
• Pre heat oven to 400-450 degrees F and place on a roasting tray and place the drum sticks removing the excess marinade.(I kept it at 425 degrees f)
• Brush the top with oil and place it in the oven for 25 -30 minutes on one side and 20- 25 minutes on the other side after turning it up.
• If you wish to have a more charred crust then,place the pieces on a girdle pan or non stick tawa and heat it for another 5 minutes without oil.(I haven't done that step)
• Serve hot with  onion rings,lemon wedges and sprigs of cilantro.

Servings 6 tandoori drumsticks /thighs

Inside of the chicken pieces cooked n flavored

Notes
* You can squeeze lime and add a pinch of chaat masala which I have not done to add additional flavor.
* You can omit the addition of oil ,only drawback is you get a dry outer cover.I tried it that way too.

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