Chicken Tikka  | Indian Food and Recipes

Chicken Tikka

Chicken tikka is traditionally dish of India (Indian barbecue chicken). It is also called as murgh tikka. It is baked with small pieces of chicken, generally boneless, in tandoor (clay based oven). Before being put on tandoor, the pices are marinated well in spices and yogurt. Chicken tikka is usually served as starter and tastes great with green coriander & tamarind chutney, along with onion rings and lemons. Here is an easy to make Chicken Tikka recipe to help you prepare the mouth-watering dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 chicken
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt 
• 4 pressed garlic cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp chili peppers 
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves 
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin

Ho to prepare Chicken tikka (Indian barbecue chicken):

1. Wash the chicken piece and cut it into small pieces of around 1.5 -2 inches. Remove as much of the fat as possible from under the skin (It is done to save chicken pieces from burning as fat catches fire while cooking). After cutting the chicken pieces, dry them.
2. Grind all the ingredients for making the marinade.
3. Now, marinate the chicken pieces and leave it for at least 2-4 hrs.
4. To barbecue, arrange the chicken pieces on a skewer and cook on a charcoal grill, basting frequently and turning the chicken pieces till done.
5. It takes about 30 minutes to cook the chicken tikka.
6. Serve Chicken tikka hot garnished with cucumber slices, onion rings and lemon pieces.

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