Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:
For first marination: 

• Chicken - 1 whole chicken, cut into big pieces
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Second marination:

• Hung yogurt - 1 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tsp, or to taste
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Black salt - 1/2 tsp, optional
• Mustard oil - 2 tbsp* Add a tbsp of mustard paste and 2 tbsp of oil, if mustard oil isn't available
• Butter - for basting

Method:

• Clean and pat dry the chicken pieces. Make several slits on the chicken flesh  everywhere from the top to the bottom. 
• Add the chicken pieces to a wide bowl and start adding the ingredients for the first marination, salt, Kashmiri red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and finally the lemon juice.
• Now it's time for the second marination. Take a wide bowl, add the hung yogurt, salt, kashmiri red chilli powder, garam masala powder, black salt, mustard oil( add mustard paste + sunflower oil if oil not available). Combine the masala well using a spoon and make a thick marination.
• Take the already marinated chicken and dip them in the second marination. Cover the chicken pieces with the second marination everywhere. Marinate all the pieces. Cover the bowl again and keep inside the fridge over night or at least 2 to 3 hrs for good marination.
• Turn on the oven to its maximum temperature settings ( 500 deg F), when u r ready to bake, line the baking with aluminum foil and place the chicken pieces one by one, shaking off the excess masala in case it is too much. Place the tray in the middle of the oven , close it and cook for 15 minutes.
• Take the tray out carefully wearing oven mitts and baste the chciken pieces with the butter on top. Again put it inside the oven and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Later turn the settings to BROILER mode , bring down the temperature to 350 deg F and broil the chicken pieces for 2 to 3 minutes, to get that grilled effect.
• Serve hot with mint chutney or simply with raita.