Tandoori Chicken Recipe

Ballpark ganked from Ritz:

Pre-marinade:
Add several teaspoons of chili powder to 2 limes worth of fresh-squeezed juice, so that the result is a thin mix. Rub mix on 20 chicken legs that have been de-skinned and scored. Let sit ~5 mins.

Marinade:
Mix together:
* 1 tub plain yogurt
* 1 head garlic
* Several teaspoons chili powder, to taste
* Several teaspoons cumin/coriander, to taste
* Several teaspoons tumeric, to taste
* Several teaspoons of garam masala, other curry powders, to taste
* Fresh-squeezed juice from 1.5 limes

Make sure that there is enough spice to make yogurt smell like spices, not yogurt. Don't add water to the mixture. Combine in a blender until well mixed. Pour marinade over chicken, and let sit for 12+ hours.

Cook in oven at 425F for ~45 minutes. Serve with garam masala, lime juice to taste, and sauteed onions.

Note: lemon juice can be substituted in for lime juice if preferred.

Ah, our office

Champaign was visited by a pretty epic storm briefly this afternoon, with sheets of rain lashing down and flashes of lightning flashing through clouds that look like they came from Mordor.

I would have never noticed any of this, though, if I hadn't stepped out of my office while the storm was happening and heard the hammering of the raindrops on the AC unit and seen the downpour from the windows of the office across the hall. The office I sit in has no windows, which makes working in there very much resemble this:

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