Chicken Tikka
Top Rated Recipe
Key Details:
prep time: 8-10 hours
Cook time: 15-20 minutes
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Course: Starter
Cuisine: Indian North Indian Mughlai
Key Ingredients:
Fresh chicken
spices
About Chicken Tikka
Table of Contents
Succulent pieces of chicken are marinated in masalas that are mixed in yogurt with mustard oil and that is the secret to a perfect Chicken Tikka.
Read More- Boneless chicken leg, cut into 1 inch pieces 400 grams
- Ginger-garlic paste 1½ tbsps
- Salt to taste
- Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tsp
Step 1. Preheat the oven at 180˚C. Grease a baking tray and set aside.
Step 2. In a bowl, add ginger-garlic paste, Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt, lemon juice and mix well. Add the chicken pieces, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
Read MoreServing Suggestion : While the mint chutney and lemon wedges often accompany this delicious preparation, some Indian breads pair wonderfully too..
Read MoreIngredients
- Boneless chicken leg, cut into 1 inch pieces 400 grams
- Ginger-garlic paste 1½ tbsps
- Salt to taste
- Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp
- Mustard oil 1 tbsp
- Hung yogurt ¼ cup
- Kashmiri red chilli paste 1 tbsp
- Roasted gram flour 1 tbsp
- Carom seeds ½ tsp
- Garam masala powder ½ tsp
- A pinch of black salt
- Blanched cabbage leaves 4-5
- Brandy 4 tbsps
- Chaat masala for sprinkling
- Onion rings to serve
- Lemon wedges to serve
How to Make Chicken Tikka (Stepwise Photos)
Method
- Preheat the oven at 180˚C. Grease a baking tray and set aside.
- In a bowl, add ginger-garlic paste, Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt, lemon juice and mix well. Add the chicken pieces, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat 1 tbsp. mustard oil in a non-stick pan, let it smoke and take it off the heat. Allow to cool and set aside.
- In another bowl, take hung yogurt, Kashmiri red chilli paste, roasted gram flour, carom seeds, garam masala powder, black salt, smoked mustard oil. Mix well.
- Add the marinated Chicken Tikka pieces to the prepared mixture and mix well. Marinate for 30 minutes.
- Place the Chicken Tikka pieces on the greased baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Heat a sizzler plate, place it on the wooden base, place the cabbage leaves on it, and arrange the cooked Chicken Tikka pieces.
- Heat brandy in a steel ladle till it starts to ignite and pour it over the Chicken Tikkas.
- Sprinkle chaat masala and serve immediately with onion rings and lemon wedges.
Additional Tips and Tricks
- Serving Suggestion : While the mint chutney and lemon wedges often accompany this delicious preparation, some Indian breads pair wonderfully too..
About chef
Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine today. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel ‘FoodFood’, author of best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards!
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