Tandoori chicken and how you should cook it!

There are two ways to do everything... And sometimes you have to take the easy way out.. Some people call it cheating- I call it being resourceful. =)
And I will also prove that you can cook tandoori chicken in less than 20 minutes. Seriously.

THE REAL WAY:
Marinade: hung curd [ or use creamy top yogurt ] -- 1 cup
tandoori chicken masala [ or tandoori chicken bbq mix, whatever you can get your hands on] 3-4 tsp
salt
ginger-garlic paste -- 2tsp
optional things: jeera powder -- 1/2 tsp
chilli powder -- 1/2 -2 tsp
coriander powder -- 3/4 tsp
amchur powder -- 1/2 tsp or use chat masala instead
turmeric -- 1/2 tsp
garam masala -- 1/2 tsp
paprika/meat tenderizer -- 1/4 tsp
oil --2tsp
chicken -- 4 chicken breasts diced into 2" pieces

Mix everything in a fairly large mixing bowl, add the chicken and marinate for 8 hours. Skewer the chicken and grill in a tandoor/ oven for about 20-30 minutes, adding oil/butter, actually butter sounds better.. while basting and turning the skewers every couple of minutes [ use the rotisserie, it's there for a reason :) ] And cook until it looks so good, you need to eat it right away! or internal temperatures say 160 degrees centigrade and the meat is soft but firm to touch. [use oven mitts and wait for chicken to cool before touching!!!]
Sprinkle chat masala before serving on a bed of red onion rings tossed with some cilantro and lime.

A good dipping chutney is mint chutney -- 1 cup of hung curd, 1/2 bunch of cilantro, 10 stalks of mint or 50 mint leaves [ I have counted, yes] salt, squirt of lime juice, 2 green chillies [more if you can handle it] and blend till smooth and creamy.

THE CHEATERS WAY:
The marinade is basically the same but you can skip the optional stuff. Cook the chicken in a microwave for around 4-6 minutes [ flip it every 2 mins] yes, frozen chicken is allowed. And then mix it with the marinade. Heat oil in a kadai [wok] and fry till the yogurt starts to condense around the chicken. Fry well and use LOTS of oil, so that the outside crisps fairly well and you get a similar effect of eating from a tandoor.
big tip: use a few drops of liquid smoke if you really want that smoky flavor
ps: SHALLOW fry only.. keep fire extinguisher close by if unsure of cooking skills! :)
This basically takes 20 minutes only.. preparation and cooking time included. I've done it in fifteen.

Also, this will NOT taste exactly the same as the original recipe. But it still tastes pretty good and close to what it should taste like, so take the easy way out.

Bon Apetit!