Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients:
1 pound boneless chicken
2 sliced onions

3 limes
5 whole green chili
3 tbsp onion paste
½ tsp ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp curds
salt to taste
¼ tbsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp cloves powder
2 tbsp oil

Method:
Clean the chicken pieces.
Mix Onion paste, Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric, Red chili powder, coriander, cumin, curds, salt, Cinnamon and Clove powder in a small bowl.
Add 1 tbsp oil to it and mix it well.
In a big bowl put all the chicken pieces.
Add all the spices from the small bowl onto the chicken.
Mix well so that the chicken pieces are covered with the spices.
Keep it aside for 6 to 8 hours.
Preheat the oven at 450 F.
Now spread some oil in a big flat baking tray.
Keep all the chicken pieces one by one (in a single layer).
Once the oven is ready, place the tray inside the oven for 45 minutes.
If you want more color, change the oven to broil, turn all the pieces and put it inside the oven for 5 minutes.
Now keep all the chicken pieces in a tray or plate.
Spread sliced onions on top of it. Cut the limes into half. Keep those on top of onions. Decorate the dish with green chilies.

Badami Chicken

Ingredients :
1 whole chicken,cut into small pieces
1 cup yoghurt
6 onions, chopped
1 ginger
10 cloves of garlic
6 cloves
2 cinnamon
cardamoms
10 cashewnuts
10 almonds
1 cup coconut milk
½ cup oil
Salt to taste
½ tsp turmeric
chilli powder to taste

Method :
Make a paste of the ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, cashews and almonds.
Heat oil in a big vessel, add the chopped onions. Fry them till they turn golden. Then put the ground masala and fry very well.
While frying this paste, add 3-4 tbsp of water you will notice that oil floats on top.
Now add the yoghurt and the chicken.
Season it well with salt, haldi and chilli powder.
Cook for 10 mins, then add the coconut milk.
Cook till done, garnish with coriander leaves