Chicken Tikka Recipe

Photo by Amit Agni

Ingredients:

2 chicken breast cut into small pieces (500gms)

2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder

2 tbsp gram flour

2 tsp ginger paste

2tsp garlic paste

1/2tsp garam masala powder

1/2tsp black pepper powder

3 tbsp yogurt

2tbsp lime juice

Salt to taste

6tbsp Oil

Method:

Take the chicken breast in a bowl, add ginger-garlic paste,little salt, 1tsp chili powder, lime juice and garam masala.Mix the ingredients well with the chicken.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan on medium heat and add the gram flour to this. Cook the flour till it turns slight brown so that the raw smell goes. Be careful not to burn it.

Take the yogurt in another bowl. Add the gram flour to this. Add some salt and the remaining red chili powder. Add 3tbsp oil and black pepper, mix well.

Pour the yogurt mixture in the chicken breast bowl. Mix well. Keep this marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Preheat oven at 220 degrees C. Place the rack at the center of the oven.

Now skewer the chicken pieces and place it in a roasting tray. Please grease the tray before you place the skewers.

Cook the chicken tikka in the oven at 220 degrees C. for 20 minutes. Baste oil. Cook till chicken turns light reddish brown. It will take around 40-45 mins in total.
Sprinkle some chat masala with lime juice and serve.
Tips:
Serve it with coriander mint chutney and onions.  

Photo by Amit Agni