Chicken Tikka - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 piece (2-inch) fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
    6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
    4 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
    1 c. nonfat plain yoghurt
    6 Tbsp. vegetable oil
    2 tsp. chili powder
    2 tsp. salt
    4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 12 oz. each, 3 lb. total), halved
    3 medium onions, halved and slivered
    1 tsp. ground cumin
    1/4 tsp. ground turmeric
    2 Tbsp. chopped flat leaf parsley (for garnish)
    3 limes, halved crosswise (for serving)
Preparation
    Place the ginger and garlic, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1/4 cup of the yoghurt in a food processor and puree until smooth. Scrape the puree into a bowl with the remaining 3/4 cup yoghurt, 3 tablespoons oil, the chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt.
    Stir well. Cut each halved chicken breast crosswise into 3 pieces.
    Add the chicken to the yoghurt mixture and toss to coat.
    Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.

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