Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, tandoori chicken tikka. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This authentic tandoori chicken tikka is succulent and sure to become a family favourite. The key to getting a tandoori taste is to use Greek-style yoghurt and to baste with melted ghee or butter. Undoubtedly Tandoori chicken is the king of all tikkas in the tandoor repertoire.
Tandoori chicken tikka is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Tandoori chicken tikka is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tandoori chicken tikka using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tandoori chicken tikka:
- Get 500 gram chicken pieces
- Make ready 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Get 1 tsp yellow pepper powder
- Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare 1 tsp whole spices powder
- Make ready 1 lemon juice
- Get Pinch orange food colour
- Prepare 50 gram thick curd
- Take 2 tbsp oil
This recipe is easy to follow and the result is amazing. Why purchase from a takeaway when you can cook your own. I use either chicken breasts or chicken legs, both of which can be marinated then barbecued or cooked on a griddle. When ready to cook, set up your bbq for direct heat grilling.
Steps to make Tandoori chicken tikka:
- Take a bowl add chicken, and all spices and mix well making sure to coat them in the thick marinate.
- Leave to marinate for few hours or even overnight if you prefer.
- Soak skewers in water. Preheat the grill or tandoor on medium flame. Shake off the excess marinade and thread the chicken pieces onto the skewers and place them on a wire rack.
- Cook under the grill for 15 -20 mins. Turn the skewers every 5 mins. And baste with melted butter until the juices run clear and they are cooked through slightly charred around the edges.
- Serve tandoori chicken tikka with salad And green chutney.
If you are using the tandoori chicken in a creamy curry such as chicken tikka masala, be sure to retain the marinade. Tandoori chicken tikka is also a healthy method of cooking chicken. When at home I like to make chicken tikka for the family. All of the chicken skin is removed which makes tandoori chicken tikka and other tandoori chicken recipes, light. Whisk the spice mixture into the yogurt in a large bowl.
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