A delicious and easy Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Tandoori Chicken, just the name itself is enough to make every one's mouth water. This is a well known and famous recipe from the Punjabi cuisine which has found place all over India and abroad.
It is time consuming  but an easy one to cook. You don't have to stand there stirring it  or watch the cooking etc. Just marinate  and then bake it in the oven. If you have a griller then you can easily grill it too. Try it out and let me know how it went.

Ingredients needed for the tasty Tandoori Chicken
1 Chicken skinned and cut in to quarters
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
7-8 flakes of Garlic
1 inch Ginger, chopped
1 Green chilli
1 tbsp Water
4 tbsp curd
1 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp Salt or to taste
A few drop of Yellow Food Colouring
2 tbsp melted Ghee

For garnishing: 
Lemon Wedges
Onion rings

How to prepare tandoori chicken:
Slash  3-4  times on each chicken quarter using a knife.
Keep the chicken piece in an ovenproof dish.
Apply lemon juice and rub into the slashes.
Cover  amd let the chicken pieces  marinate for about half an hour.
Mix garlic, ginger and green chilli and grind to make a smooth paste.
Mix together curds, cumin powder, garam masala powder, chilli powder, salt to taste, food colour, ghee along with the ground paste.
Apply the mix over the marinated chicken pieces and see that the mix coats the chicken pieces nicely.
Cover and marinate at room temperature for about 5 hours.
Place the dish with the chicken pieces in an oven at 325 F and let them roast for at least an hour.
Baste frequently and flip it over once.
By this time, the chicken should be tender and most of the marinade evaporated.
Now grill the chicken over hot charcoal.
Garnish it with lemon wedges and onion rings.