Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken tikka. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala–chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. Serve with rice or warm pita bread. Chicken tikka is great if you're looking for a new Indian dish to perfect at home. The traditional dish consists of small pieces of marinated chicken, threaded onto skewers and grilled.
Chicken Tikka is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Tikka is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka:
- Make ready 1 kg chicken breasts, skin and bones removed
- Make ready 1 cup yogurt, plain
- Take 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- Get 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
- Take 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
- Get 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Take 2 tablespoons bunch of coriander, chopped
- Take 1 tablespoon garam masala
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- Take 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Make ready salt to taste
- Prepare For the garam massala mixture: (makes 1/2 cup)
- Take 2 tablespoons ground cardamom, seeds
- Take 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
- Make ready 2 tablespoons cumin, seeds
- Get 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- Prepare 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- Take 1 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- Get 2 tablespoons dried coriander, seeds
- Prepare Special equipment: an electric coffee/ spice grinder
Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Combine the cubed chicken with the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, salt, cumin, garam masala, and paprika and stir until well-coated. Chicken Tikka Masala is an Indian favourite along with Butter Chicken and Biryani. Serve with Basmati Rice, else add a side of chewy and fluffy Naan or basic Homemade Flatbreads to mop up the sauce!
Steps to make Chicken Tikka:
- To prepare the garam masala: mix, then toast all ingredients in a pan for 10 mn, transfer to a coffee/spice grinder and grind them into a powder.
- Put the yogurt in a deep bowl. Add in vegetable oil, cumin, coriander, ginger, garam masala, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, lemon juice and salt. Blend well until the mixture is smooth.
- Cut the chicken into small cubes and add to the yogurt mixture.Make sure all chicken pieces are well coated. Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Before grilling, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
- Insert the skewers into chicken pieces and grill until the chicken is cooked from both sides. If you don’t have a grill you can also cook it in the oven on a wire rack for 15 to 20 mn.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.
Chicken Tikka Masala is an Indian favourite along with Butter Chicken and Biryani. Serve with Basmati Rice, else add a side of chewy and fluffy Naan or basic Homemade Flatbreads to mop up the sauce! Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in tomato sauce and chicken stock; season with salt and pepper, to taste. The origin of chicken tikka and chicken tandoori are like night and day.
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