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Chicken Tikka is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Chicken Tikka is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken tikka using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka:
- Get 1 kg chicken breasts, skin and bones removed
- Take 1 cup yogurt, plain
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- Take 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
- Make ready 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
- Make ready 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Prepare 2 tablespoons bunch of coriander, chopped
- Get 1 tablespoon garam masala
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Take 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- Make ready 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Get salt to taste
- Take For the garam massala mixture: (makes 1/2 cup)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons ground cardamom, seeds
- Get 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
- Prepare 2 tablespoons cumin, seeds
- Get 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- Make ready 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- Take 1 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- Take 2 tablespoons dried coriander, seeds
- Prepare Special equipment: an electric coffee/ spice grinder
Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice mixture in a medium bowl; add chicken and turn to coat. 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.
Instructions 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.
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! Tandoori chicken tikka is also a healthy method of cooking chicken. When at home I like to make chicken tikka for the family.
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