Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken tikka. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Tikka is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Tikka is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken tikka using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka:
- Prepare 1 kg chicken breasts, skin and bones removed
- Get 1 cup yogurt, plain
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- Prepare 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
- Prepare 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
- Take 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Prepare 2 tablespoons bunch of coriander, chopped
- Make ready 1 tablespoon garam masala
- Get 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Take 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- Make ready 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Take salt to taste
- Prepare For the garam massala mixture: (makes 1/2 cup)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons ground cardamom, seeds
- Get 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
- Make ready 2 tablespoons cumin, seeds
- Take 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- Take 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- Get 1 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- Take 2 tablespoons dried coriander, seeds
- Get Special equipment: an electric coffee/ spice grinder
Instructions to make Chicken Tikka:
- To prepare the garam masala: mix, then toast all ingredients in a pan for 10 mn, transfer to a coffee/spice grinder and grind them into a powder.
- Put the yogurt in a deep bowl. Add in vegetable oil, cumin, coriander, ginger, garam masala, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, lemon juice and salt. Blend well until the mixture is smooth.
- Cut the chicken into small cubes and add to the yogurt mixture.Make sure all chicken pieces are well coated. Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Before grilling, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
- Insert the skewers into chicken pieces and grill until the chicken is cooked from both sides. If you don’t have a grill you can also cook it in the oven on a wire rack for 15 to 20 mn.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.
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