How to make Chicken Tikka

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Ingredients:

1 kg chicken (some boneless, some on bones, cut into tikka sized pieces).

Marinade:
salt (to taste),
red chilli (to taste),
1 tsp chaat masala,
1-2 tbsp garam masala,
3-4 tbsp yugurt,
2-3 tbsp lemon juice,
1/4 tsp turmeric powder,
2-3 tbsp ginger/garlic paste,
Red food color
1/2 cup ghee/oil.

You can also use a ready made spice mix (Tandoori Masala or Tikka Masala) instead of preparing it yourself. I recommend using fresh ingredients as the flavor is better if you use home made masala/spice mix.

Instructions:

Marinate the chicken with above ingredients for atleast 2-3 hours. Overnight (6-8 hrs) marination (keep it in fridge) is preferred. BBQ or grill in the oven (line an oven proof dish with aluminium foil first) at 190 deg C for 45 minutes or until the tikka is cooked.

You can also make tikka on stove. Put the marinated chicken in a non-stick pan. Cover it and let it cook on low heat until almost tender. Raise the flame and cook the chicken to give it a nice red-charred kind of color.

If you are making the tikka in oven or in a pan, you can give a smoky flavor by this coal technique*.

You can also put a few pinches of the tea Lapsang souchong in the marinade. It will automatically give a smoky flavor once your tikka is done.

*Instead of using a glass to put the coal in, you can use cabbage leaves or a slice of bread.

Happy eating :)