Ingredients:
- Chicken: 3 lb
- Salt to taste
- Juice of 1 lime or lemon
- Natural unflavoured yogurt: 2/3 cup
- Finely chopped Ginger:1 inch piece of fresh root
- Clove garlic: 1 (crushed)
- Chili powder: ¼ tspoon
- Oil: 3 tbspoon
- Red food colour: ½ tspoon
Garnish:
- Lemon wedges
- Onion rings
Method:
- Remove the skin from the chicken. Make slits in the flesh and rub salt all over the chicken, then sprinkle the lime or lemon juice
- Beat the yogurt with the ginger, garlic and chili powder
- Then stir in 1 tbspoon of the oil and the food color
- Spread this mixture all over the chicken and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 12 hours
- Drain the chicken, reserving the marinade, and pour a little oil over it
- Wrap the chicken in aluminium foil and roast it in a moderate oven, 350 ®F
- About 15 minutes before the chicken is cooked, remove the foil, pour over a little more oil and grease/baste with the marinade
- Garnish with lemon wedges and onion rings
- Serve with a salad
Serving: 4 to 6