Tandoori Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Remove skin from cut-up chicken; prick skin and salt well.
2. 2
   Mix all ingredients into the yogurt except food coloring, cumin seed and butter.
3. 3
   Put large gashes into the chicken and smear yogurt mixture well into the chicken.
4. 4
   Cover with remaining yogurt mixture and let stand 8 to 10 hours.
5. 5
   (Can be prepared night before.) Remove the chicken from the yogurt paste but don't throw away as you will baste the roasting chicken with it.
6. 6
   Heat oven to 400° and put chicken on a well-greased pan and cook for 10 minutes.
7. 7
   Remove from oven and baste well first with yogurt mixture and then a paste of the cumin, red food coloring, butter and a little chili powder and lemon juice.
8. 8
   Return to oven.
9. 9
   Do this 3 to 4 times while baking.
10. 10
    This takes 40 to 50 minutes.
11. 11
    Serve on bed of yellow rice garnished with lemon wedges, sliced tomatoes and onion rings.