Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka grilled in electric griller

Chicken Tikka is a commonly found starter in India and Pakistan. It is basically small pieces of boneless chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then grilled in a tandoor. This recipe uses a oven instead of the tandoor and tastes equally good. To try this out you would need the following:

  Chicken Tikka grilled in oven

Ingredients

· Boneless chicken breast cut into chunks: 500 gms

· Coriander Powder: 1 Tbspn

· Red Chilli Powder: 1 Tspn

· Garam masala: ½ Tsp

· Salt to taste

· Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 Tbspn

· Yogurt: 4 Tbspn

· Lemon juice: 1 Tsp

· Olive oil: 2 Tbspn

· Big onion cut into cubes: 1

· Capsicum: 1

· Freshly chopped coriander leaves: 2Tbsp

· Red Food colour (Optional): 1 Pinch



Method

1. Marinate the chicken with all of the above ingredients and set in fridge for 2 hours minimum.

2. Take the skewers and arrange the chicken pieces, onions and capsicum in the order preferred.

3. Grill in a pre heated oven at 180 degree C for 20 to 25 minutes or use an electric grill and select the mode according to your grill's temperature. Brush oil in between if the chicken pieces are drying out. Rotate the skewers at intervals so that all sides are evenly cooked.

4. Serve these hot starters with raita or green chutney.



Note: If using wooden skewers soak it in water for an hour before arranging the chicken as they may get burnt in the oven if used dry.

You can also use a stove top or electric griller to cook the tikka.

If you don’t have the skewers then avoid the onions and capsicum and simply grill the chicken on a baking tray.

Air fryers also can be used for the chicken tikka

The same chicken pieces can be used to make the chicken tikka masala for which the recipe can be found in the same blog.
  
Happy Grilling!!

Shabana