Chicken Tikka

Name: Chicken Tikka
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600g boneless chicken thigh, in chunks; 150g thick yoghurt; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 tbsp mustard oil or ghee

चिकन टिक्का/CHIK-en TIK-kah/

Also known as: Murgh Tikka, Chicken Tikka Kebab

About this dish

Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices, threaded on skewers and charred in a tandoor.

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Ingredients

🍗600g boneless chicken thigh, in chunks

🥛150g thick yoghurt

🧄1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

🌶️2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder

🌿1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp turmeric

🍋1 lemon, juiced

🫗2 tbsp mustard oil or ghee

Method

Serves 4

Rub the chicken with lemon juice, salt and chilli and leave for 20 minutes.

Mix the yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, spices and oil, and coat the chicken. Marinate for at least 4 hours.

Thread onto skewers.

Cook in a very hot oven or over charcoal at 240°C (460°F) for 12–15 minutes, turning and basting with ghee, until charred at the edges.

Serve with mint chutney, sliced onion and lemon.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chicken tikka is a Punjabi tandoori classic served as a starter with mint chutney and onion; it is the base for the curry chicken tikka masala.

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