Spicy Chicken Tikka


Chicken tikkas are one of the popular starters on the restaurant's menu. The word tikka means pieces or chunks of meat, which in this case is chicken, so it's called chicken tikka. This recipe is spicy, so if you can't handle the spiciness, reduce the spice measures to half in this recipe. Read the full post to know how to smoke your tikkas without using a smoking gun. Those who don't want to use an oven or experience regular power cuts can cook the tikkas on the stovetop using a skillet/tawa on high flame. You could also use tandoori chicken's recipe spices for the tikkas here. 



To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Chicken  chunks
250 grams
Red chili powder
1 teaspoon
Coriander powder/ dhania
1 teaspoon
Cumin powder/ jeera
1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder
½ teaspoon
Turmeric  powder
1/4th teaspoon
Salt
½ teaspoon
Yogurt/curds/dahi
2 tablespoons
Mustard oil
½ teaspoon 
Butter
As required to baste

                                                   
                                         Method :

1. Mix all the ingredients to the cleaned and patted dry chicken chunks, except butter.
2. Rest the chicken pieces for 1 hour. You can leave them in the refrigerator for the whole night too.
3. Skewer the chicken chunks. (Soak the wooden skewers in water prior to this step, for about 10 minutes).
4. Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 10 minutes. Turn to broil mode and further cook it for 5 minutes. All ovens don't work the same, so keep an eye on your chicken tikkas. You might baste the chicken tikkas in between with its own juices.
6. Finally, brush the tikkas with butter.
7. Serve hot.

                                            Pictorial :


 Add red chili powder, coriander powder/dhaniya,  cumin powder/jeera, turmeric powder, 


garam masala powder, ginger- garlic paste, salt, curd and mix well. 


Add oil and marinate for 1 hour.  Skewer the chicken chunks. (Soak the wooden skewers in water prior to this step, for about 10 minutes). Bake in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 10 minutes. Turn to broil mode and further cook it for 5 minutes. All ovens don't work the same, so keep an eye on your chicken tikkas. You might baste the chicken tikkas in between with its own juices.
 Finally, brush the tikkas with butter. Serve hot.




Notes : 

1.  Add half of the quantity of spices if you don't want your tikkas to be spicy. 

2. You can smoke your tikkas. Simply place a piece of coal on the stovetop, once it's heated, place the coal in a container, add a few drops of oil to it. The coal will start to smoke. Now, place this near to the chicken tikkas and cover it completely for smoke not to escape for 10 minutes.



3. You can sprinkle chaat masala before serving if reduced the spice measures. 
4. You could also add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the chicken marination. 



Enjoy! 

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Pav Bhaji




Mumbai's iconic street food, Pav Bhaji! Pav bhaji literally means bread with vegetable curry.
 Pav = bread and Bhaji = vegetable curry. Every Mumbaikar relishes this almost every other day!
 Pav Bhaji was born when textile mills were flourished in Mumbai. The workers there in the mills had less time to consume their food (we Indians have a widespread most of the time). So, the workers couldn't eat their entire lunch because that would make them go drowsy, and getting back to physical work troubled them. So a trader realized this problem and came up with his own solution. He replaced the roti( Indian flatbread) with Pav and curry with a spicy veggie mix which is called Bhaji and hence this dish came in focus and it flourished whole Mumbai and has won many hearts and got ranked as their favorites. It is served along with a knob of butter, onions, and lemon. Try this at your home and enjoy it with your pals. It's utterly butterly delicious! 

To make this recipe, you'll need : 

Pav  buns
As needed
Onions (big size, finely chopped)
2 no
Bell peppers/ capsicum (finely chopped)
1 no
Tomatoes (finely chopped)
4 nos
Potatoes ( boiled)
4 nos
Carrot (boiled)
1 no
Cauliflower florets (boiled)
½ cup
Green peas (boiled)
½ cup
Red chilli powder
2 teaspoons
Pav bhaji masala
2 teaspoons
Salt
1 teaspoon (or) to taste
Ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon
Red food color (optional)
As needed
Lemon juice
1 teaspoon + to drizzle while serving
Butter
4 tablespoons + to serve
Oil
1 tablespoon



Are you interested in making your own pav? check here 


Method : 

1. To prepare the bhaji, pre-cook the veggies (potatoes, cauliflower, carrot, green peas and keep them aside. 
2. To a kadai, add 2 tablespoons of butter and a tablespoon of oil, let it heat up, and add finely chopped onions, cook until translucent. 
3. To this add, finely chopped capsicum and cook for 1 minute. 
4. Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook until done. 
5. Now, add ginger garlic paste, a teaspoon of red chili powder, a teaspoon of pav bhaji masala, salt, and saute well. 
6. Once the tomatoes are cooked well with the spices, add the pre-cooked veggies and start mashing with a potato masher.
7. Add leftover each 1 teaspoon of red chili powder and pav bhaji masala for the veggies. Add water according to the bhaji consistency.
8. Add red food color, lemon juice, and finish it off with 2 tablespoons of butter. 
9. Garnish with fresh coriander, serve with pav, chopped onions, butter, and a drizzle of lemon juice.

Pictorial : 


 To a kadai, add 2 tablespoons of butter 


add a tablespoon of oil, let it heat up 



add finely chopped onions, cook until translucent. 



         To this add, finely chopped capsicum and cook for 1 minute. 




Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook until done. 



Now, add ginger  garlic paste



a teaspoon of red chilli powder, 



a teaspoon of pav bhaji masala, 



salt and saute well. 





Once the tomatoes are cooked well with the spices, add the pre-cooked veggies,



start mashing with a potato masher.




Add leftover each 1 teaspoon of red chili powder,



 pav bhaji masala ( add chili and PB masala for the second time, only if you like it spicy)




Add red food color,



lemon juice, mix well and finish it off with 2 tablespoons of butter, garnish with fresh coriander, serve with pav, chopped onions, butter, and a drizzle of lemon juice. 


Enjoy! 









Bread Rolls/ Fresh Bread Rolls/Eggless bread rolls/ Soft Bread Rolls/ Dinner Rolls/ Pav Buns




Happiness is freshly baked, warm bread from the oven, and slathered with butter :).
There truly is an indescribable satisfaction from making soft bread rolls using your very own hands!! I love bread!! Breads are easy to have when you're in a hurry, they are easy to pack, they blend well with Indian sides too, and can make a good meal! For me, the shawarma stuffing in the bread rolls is fascinating and they are delicious. Pav bhaji, pizzas, garlic bread, and chicken sliders are a few of my other favorites. Making bread is easy, it's not fiddly, only few ingredients and patience are needed. So let's get to work.





To make this recipe, you'll need :


All purpose flour/ Maida
500 grams
Luke warm water
1 + 3/4th cups
Instant yeast
1 Tablespoon
Sugar
2 Tablespoons
Butter
2 Tablespoons + for  topping
Salt
1 Teaspoon
Oil
1 Tablespoon
Milk
As required for topping before baking



                                                Method : 

1. Add instant active dry yeast to the lukewarm water.
2. Add sugar and butter, mix well and let it rest aside for about 10 minutes for the yeast to proof. 
3. Now, add the salt to the flour, mix well and keep it aside.
4. Once the yeast is proofed, add the yeast mixture to the flour and form a dough. 
5. Now, knead this dough for 10 minutes or follow the windowpane test (See notes, I worked my dough for 10 minutes)
6. Place the dough in a greased bowl and layer the dough with a splash of oil and cover with a damp cloth.
7. Let the dough rest until it gets doubled. 
8. Once it's doubled, punch down the dough, make equal portions of dough and start rolling the bread dough into balls and place them in a lightly greased baking tin. 
9. Cover the bread rolls with a damp cloth and rest until they double in size for the second time. 
10. Once they are doubled, brush them gently with the milk and place them in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 12 minutes.  (each oven works differently, so keep an eye on your bread rolls ).
Once they are done, brush them with butter generously and serve them warm. 

                                                                 Pictorial : 


                             Add instant active dry yeast to the lukewarm water.



 Add sugar



Add butter, mix well and let it rest aside for about 10 minutes for the yeast to proof. 



Now, add the salt to the flour, mix well and keep it aside, 



Yeast mixture is proofed. 



Once the yeast is proved, add the yeast mixture to the flour and form a dough. 






Now, knead this dough for 10 minutes. 



Place the dough in a greased bowl and layer the dough with a splash of oil



 Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rest until it gets doubled. 



Once it's doubled,



 punch down the dough.



Make equal portions of dough and start rolling the bread dough into balls and place them in a lightly greased baking tin. Cover the bread rolls with a damp cloth and rest until they double in size for the second time. 







Once they are doubled, brush them gently with the milk and place them in the preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 12 minutes. 



Brush them with butter generously and serve them warm.

Enjoy!




Notes : 

 1. Use lukewarm water for your yeast.
2. Knead the dough properly,  how much pressure to use or when to stop kneading simply takes practice. If the dough seems to be sticky, it's okay to lightly dust it with flour but don't get tempted to add more. In many cases, sticky dough is happy dough! The more you knead, the less sticky your dough becomes.  
3. You can also follow the windowpane test method to know whether the kneading is enough or needed further. 
Cut a small piece of dough, rest it for 5 minutes for the gluten to relax, flour your fingers, and gently stretch the small piece of dough. If it tears easily, then the gluten network has not been developed well enough. So continue to knead the dough. 
After a few minutes, test the dough again. Cut a small piece of dough, rest it for 5 minutes, stretch it gently. Once the dough forms like a window, where you can see the network of gluten and it's almost like a see-through window, then you are done with kneading. 


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