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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