Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka is favorite the world over yummy,Succulent,biteful pieces marinated in yoghurt/curd with blend of Indian spices,skewered and cooked in an oven or tandoor/grill pan in your normal stove top.Tikka may looks like a Tandoori chicken,but  the size and way of cooking have some little variations.This recipe is best accompanied with MintChutney,Creamy Coleslaw,Carrot colslaw

                                
THE MAKING PART

½ kg (500 gms)   Chicken; deboned, skinless

½ cup                    Curd/Yogurt.

2 tbsp                    Garlic paste.

2 tbsp                    Ginger paste.

1 tsp                      Red chili powder (Kashmir)

a pinch                   Red orange color (optional)

1 tsp                      Garam masala powder.

½ tsp                     Cumin powder

½ tsp                     Chaat powder

2 tbsp                    Lemon juice

6 table spoon        Butter (basting)

Salt                        to taste

START,ACTION,CAMERA

                      

1. Slice the chicken meat into small bite like cubes, clean, wash them well and apply fresh lemon juice, salt and keep it in a bowl and close it.

 2. In a bowl, whip Yogurt/curd; add all remaining seasoning powder ingredients except butter.

3. Add the chicken pieces and blend in the mixture well and marinade the chicken for about 3-4 hours in the refrigerator.

4. Place the chicken on to skewers and cook slowly in the hot tandoor/grill pan for about 5 to 8 minutes.

                                         

5. Baste the half cooked chicken pieces with butter and again position in to tandoor/ grill and until slightly golden brown colored.

6. Remove from the grill pan, drizzle the chicken tikka with chaat powder (available in all Indian grocery store) and serve hot.

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