Who doesn’t love to go out and get spoilt with yummylicious and gorgeous food? That’s fun! Right? I too love to go out to enjoy the food but sometimes the few restaurants disappoint me. I really miss Indian authentic roadside food here in the USA. 😀 I mean who serves sweet goat curry? or a biryani which is nowhere close to biryani? but just a chicken fried rice.  😀 That’s sad and specially when some Indian restaurant does this. 😦 So for me, cooking at home with slow music in the background and a glass of your favorite drink ( for me, it’s a cup of chai) 😀 is a kind of therapy 😀 though not always. 😉

Roasted, Grilled, Oven Baked, or Broiled, give me a plate of any kind, I just love chicken tikkas. 😀 Easy to cook and always a treat for your tummy. Chicken Tikka tastes best when served with mint-coriander chutney and some onion rings. There are many different recipes which you can make using these chicken tikkas. I used them for making Chicken Tikka Biryani. I will try sharing that recipe soon. 😀

The traditional way of cooking chicken tikka is to cook them in a clay tandoor but since I don’t have a tandoor so I used the oven for baking. Though a few weeks back I got a surprise from hubby, a charcoal grill. ❤ It requires assembling so it’s yet to open. 😀 Next time I am going to try that for sure. 😀

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breast (cut into cubes)
• 1 Small onion, cut into cubes
• 1 Small bell pepper (any), cut into cubes
• 1/4 Cup hung curd/ greek yogurt
• 1 Tbsp coriander powder
• 1 Tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 Tsp black pepper powder
• 1 Tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 Tsp red chili powder
• 1 Tsp kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/2 Tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 Tsp kasuri methi
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• Salt as required

Learn Step By Step Recipe For Chicken Tikka 

Recipe:

Step 1- In a large mixing bowl take all the ingredients except chicken cubes and beat everything well until combined

 

Step 2- Add the chicken cubes, onion and bell pepper. Marinade them well and refrigerate for 2-3hrs or more

 

Step 3- Arrange them in skewers alternating veggies and chicken. To prevent the skewer from the burn, soak them in water for 30mins

 

Step 4- Preheat broiler for 8-10mins. Arrange the skewers on a baking pan and pour some melted butter over the marinated pieces. Broil them for 10-12mins (or more if required), turning over once

 

Serve chicken tikka with mint-coriander chutney and onion rings. Enjoy 🙂