Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• ½ small onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1- inch piece of peeled fresh ginger
• 1 ½ tablespoons paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ to ½ teaspoon Kashmiri chile powder or cayenne
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 whole chicken legs (drumsticks and thighs, with bones and skin intact or 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs)