CHICKEN TANDOORI TIKKA RECIPE | CHICKEN TANDOORI TIKKA RECIPE ON GAS STOVE

Tandoori Chicken Tikka is easily the most popular Indian dish in the world. The bright red colour of the marination comes from the chilli powder which is not very hot and at the same time raw mustard oil gives it a kick which is essential to tandoori chicken or tandoori chicken tikka. Chicken tikka recipe is a dried chicken recipe usually served as a starter or as a chicken snack recipe.

Chicken tandoori tikka is one of the popular dishes in India and in the middle eastern countries, there are many versions of chicken tikka like chicken tikka biryani, chicken tikka roll, chicken tikka curry. Chicken tikka is anytime snacks and meal in itself. aromatic and juicy chicken tandoori tikka is prepared with curd, roasted gram flour, carom seeds, ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice and other seasoning.

INGREDIENTS FOR CHICKEN TIKKA

·                500 Gm Boneless Chicken Pieces

First Marination:

·         3 Tablespoon Ginger-Garlic Paste

·         3 Teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chlli Powder

·         Salt to Taste

·         1 Small Lemon Juice

Second Marination:

·         3 Tablespoon Mustard Oil

·         ¼ Teaspoon Carom Seeds (Ajwain)

·         2 Tablespoon Gram Flour (Besan)

·         ½ Cup Yougurt (Curd)

·         1 Teaspoon Chaat Masala

·         ¼ Teaspoon Red Food Colour (Optional)

·         Pinch of Salt (Remember we have added salt in 1^st Marination)

·         1 Teaspoon Dried Kasuri Methi Leaves (Fenugreek Leaves)

·         1 Teaspoon Garam Masala

Other Ingredients:

·         Satay sticks/kabab sticks or wooden skewers for stringing chicken and diced veggies

For Garnishing:

·         Lemon Wedges

·         Freshly Chopped Coriander Leaves

·         Onion Rings

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INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE TANDOORI CHICKEN TIKKA

1.       Clean the chicken, make cuts on the chicken, so that all the Marination seasoning is infused in it.

2.       In a bowl add chicken, 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste,3 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder, salt to taste and lemon juice and marinate it for 30 minutes.

3.       Meanwhile when the chicken is marinating for 30 minutes.

4.       In a pan add 3 tbsp mustard oil, heat the oil on medium flame then add 1/4 tsp carom seeds and 2 tbsp gram flour.

5.       In a separate pan, roast the gram flour for few minutes on low flame by stirring continuously, roughly 2-3 mins.

6.       After 20 mins, take out the chicken, add the mustard oil, add the roasted flour mixture in the chicken,

7.       Then add 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp chaat masala, pinch of salt and 1 tsp kasuri methi. Mix it well, marinate the chicken for 4 to 5 hours.

8.       After 4-5 hours, take out the chicken and keep it at room temperature for 30 mins.

9.       Take a non-stick pan, add 2 tbsp oil, and heat it. Buy on Amazon

10.   Then add the marinated chicken in the pan, smear some oil if needed to prevent sticking of chicken to pan.

11.   Cover the pan with a lid for 10 to 15 minutes on low flame. So that chicken is cooked properly and have juicy texture.

12.   After 10-15 minutes flip the chicken pieces and again cover it with lid on low flame.

13.   Remove the lid, put the flame low to medium heat to simmer and cook until the chicken is dried up.

14.   When chicken is dried, turn off the flame.

15.   Lift the chicken with tong (chimta), fire grill the chicken from both the side on the burner on medium flame for a minute.

16.   When grilling, the chicken will get brown/black spot. but don’t burn it just grill it for 1-2 minutes, and the chicken is ready to serve after grilling.

Sprinkle some chaat masala and Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, onion rings and lemon wedges and serve hot.

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