Simple Chicken Tikka

Name: Simple Chicken Tikka
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 4 pieces chicken; 1/2 cup mala; 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, ground ginger and ground turmeric; Juice from half lemon; 3 cloves garlic (mince)

shalimba @cook_13258175

Ukunda

Iam obsessed with chicken.. Always looking for and trying new and interesting recipes. This one was a great challenge but I nailed it.

shalimba @cook_13258175

Ukunda

Iam obsessed with chicken.. Always looking for and trying new and interesting recipes. This one was a great challenge but I nailed it.

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Ingredients

2 servings

4 pieceschicken
1/2 cupmala
1/2 teaspooneach of salt, ground ginger and ground turmeric
Juice from half lemon
3 clovesgarlic (mince)

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Steps

1

Remove skin from chicken then make slits on top to allow marinate to penetrate the pieces
2

Sprinkle and rub juice from lemon on all the pieces and set aside.
3

In a bowl, combine the mala, salt, turmeric, ginger and minced garlic till well mixed.
4

Put the chicken pieces into the bowl and make sure they are all covered in the mixture.
5

Cover bowl with either lid or a clingfilm and let the chicken marinate for a minimum of 2 hours. (I left mine for about 12 hours in the fridge)
6

Remove pieces from marinate and discard the excess mixture.
7

Grill the chicken pieces either in the oven or a charcoal jiko until well cooked.
8

Serve with your favourite veges and enjoy.