Chicken Tikka

Name: Chicken Tikka
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken breasts, skin and bones removed; 1 cup yogurt, plain; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh; 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 tablespoons bunch of coriander, chopped; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; salt to taste; For the garam massala mixture: (makes 1/2 cup); 2 tablespoons ground cardamom, seeds; 1 cinnamon stick, broken up; 2 tablespoons cumin, seeds; 1 teaspoon whole cloves; 2 tablespoons black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon nutmeg, grated; 2 tablespoons dried coriander, seeds; Special equipment: an electric coffee/ spice grinder

Dorar el Bahrain @cook_5061741

Bahrain

A popular Indian recipe: Chicken pieces are marinated in yogurt and several spices, grilled and served.

Dorar el Bahrain @cook_5061741

Bahrain

A popular Indian recipe: Chicken pieces are marinated in yogurt and several spices, grilled and served.

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Ingredients

50 mins

4 servings

1 kgchicken breasts, skin and bones removed
1 cupyogurt, plain
4 clovesgarlic, crushed
3 tablespoonslemon juice, fresh
2 tablespoonsfresh ginger, grated
2 teaspoonsground cumin
2 tablespoonsbunch of coriander, chopped
1 tablespoongaram masala
1/2 teaspoonblack pepper
1/2 teaspooncayenne
3 tablespoonsvegetable oil
salt to taste
For the garam massala mixture: (makes 1/2 cup)
2 tablespoonsground cardamom, seeds
1 cinnamon stick, broken up
2 tablespoonscumin, seeds
1 teaspoonwhole cloves
2 tablespoonsblack peppercorns
1 teaspoonnutmeg, grated
2 tablespoonsdried coriander, seeds
Special equipment: an electric coffee/ spice grinder

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Steps

50 mins

1

To prepare the garam masala: mix, then toast all ingredients in a pan for 10 mn, transfer to a coffee/spice grinder and grind them into a powder.
2

Put the yogurt in a deep bowl. Add in vegetable oil, cumin, coriander, ginger, garam masala, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, lemon juice and salt. Blend well until the mixture is smooth.
3

Cut the chicken into small cubes and add to the yogurt mixture.Make sure all chicken pieces are well coated. Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours.
4

Before grilling, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
5

Insert the skewers into chicken pieces and grill until the chicken is cooked from both sides. If you don’t have a grill you can also cook it in the oven on a wire rack for 15 to 20 mn.
6

Garnish with lemon wedges and serve.