Chicken Tikka
Serve this juicy and flavoursome Chicken tikka as an appetizer Or over a nice green salad.
Or on a pizza or wrap in a flaky warm paratha!!
Why go out when you can make it better at home! With juicy golden chicken pieces marinated with homemade tikka spice mix and yoghurt , this Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is one of the best you will try!
Don’t forget to give charcoal smoke .
Smoke is that little something extra that puts it right over the top.
Preparations
Prepare tikka spice mix.
Marinade the chicken.
Chicken Tikka
With juicy golden chicken pieces marinated with homemade tikka spice mix and yoghurt , this Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is one of the best you will try!
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Chicken tikka spice mix
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 3 Cloves
- 1/2 mace floret
- 3 1inch Cinnamon Stick
- 3-4 Dry Red Chillies
- 1/2 tsp Caraway Seed(Shahjeera)
- 1/2 tbsp Cumin Seeds
- 1+1/4 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1+1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
For Chicken Mariande
- 500 gm Boneless Chicken Cubes
- 1/4 cup Whisked Thick Yogurt Full Fat
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1&1/2 tbsp Ginger & Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp Finely chopped Coriander Leaves
- Prepared tikka spice mix
For Threading
- 1/2 cup Red Bell Pepper (capsicum) cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup Green bell pepper (capsicum) cut into cubes
- 1 cup onion cut into cubes
- 6-7 wooden skewers
For Chicken tikka spice mix
Make a fine powder of all dry spices mentioned above.Add turmeric ,salt and Kashmiri red chili powder & mix until well combined.Spice mix is ready.
For threading and cooking
Thread marinated chicken , capsicum and onion on the skewers.
Heat some oil in a grill pan on medium heat and add the chicken skewers.Cook on one side for 7-8 minutes ,flip over and cook for another 7-8 minutes. Chicken tikka is ready. Serve hot with naan or rice .
Keyword Chicken Skewers, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Tikka Masala, easy chicken kebabs
