Ingredients:

• 12 Chicken drumsticks, without skin
• 3 tbsps – tandoori paste or tandoori powder
• 3 tsps – ginger-garlic paste
• 1.25 cup – thick Yoghurt
• 1/2 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2 tsps – each of coriander powder, garam masala, cumin powder
• 1-2 tbsps – Lemon juice
• 1 tsp – salt
• 1 tbsp oil + additional oil for grilling
• 3-4 Lemons – halved
• chaat masala – for serving

Method:

1. Pierce the chicken legs at several places with a fork or the tip of a knife. Rub the tandoori paste and the ginger-garlic paste on the chicken and marinate, covered in a bowl in the fridge for 1 hour.
2. Stir the remaining ingredients into the yogurt.
3. Add the yogurt mixture to the chicken and mix well ensuring it coats the pieces thoroughly.
4. Marinate in the fridge for at least for 10 hours.
5. Grill for about 20-25 mins or until cooked, brushing with marinade several times, and finally with oil.
6. During grilling, turn the chicken pieces frequently.
7. Squeeze lemon juice and sprinkle chaat masala over the grilled chicken.

Recipe courtesy of Khushi Iyer