Chicken Tikka
Course: MainDifficulty: Medium
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
150
kcalMarination
4 hours
Ingredients
1 kg. Chicken-cut into medium size pieces
1/2 ½ tsp. ginger (Adrak) paste
1 tsp. Garlic (Lehsan)-paste
1 bunch Fresh Coriander (Dhaniya) -eaves
3 Green Chilies
1 Onion-medium size
1 tsp Garam Masala-powder
4 Red Chili-whole dried
2 tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
6 tbsp. Yogurt OR
3 tbsp. Lemon Juice
Directions
- Mix all the spices together. Put in a blender and make a paste.
- Make 4-5 deep cuts on each side of the chicken pieces. This will help it cook better on the inside as well as giving it a better flavour.
- Coat the pieces with the paste and leave to marinate for a few hours preferably overnight in fridge.
- BBQ or bake in oven.
- If baking in the oven use an aluminum tray covered with foil for the first 20 minutes at
3750 F. - Uncover, turn the chicken over, and cover it up again. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. By this time the chicken should be cooked.
- Increase the temp to 450 o F , uncover and bake until the top is dry and the cuts that you made have ‘opened up’.
- Turn over and when it looks done – it’s done!
- Serve with salad and paratha or naan.