Chicken Tikka Kebab | How to make Chicken Tikka at Home

Chicken Tikka is a popular recipe in Southern Asia. It is usually served as a appetizer. The word "tikka" refers to bits, cubes or small pieces of meat. Traditionally, it is made with boneless chicken. Marinating the chicken with aromatic spices and curd for hours to tenderize the chicken. Later, the marinated chicken is threaded in skewer and grilled in tandoor oven. It is a boneless version of tandoori chicken.

To prepare this at home, we can use oven, sandwich maker grill or a grill pan. Today, I have made my tikka in my sandwich maker. I always love to make chicken tikka in it as this method is very easier. You will  also get a nice smoky flavor. But in grill pan we may not get the smoky effect.

Chicken tikka

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Appetizer | Prep Time: 10 mins 
Marination Time: min 2 hrs | Cooking Time: 15 mins  | Serves: 3

Ingredients:

Chicken - 400 gms

Onion - 1

Tomato - 1/2

Bell pepper - 1

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Curd - 4tblspn

Lemon juice - 2 tblspn

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp(adjust according to taste)

Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Red food colour - a pinch (optional)

Salt - to taste

Butter / Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Wash and drain the chicken with a tissues.

In a large mixing bowl, take chicken, spice powders (garam masala, chilli powder, coriander powder), ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, salt,  oil and curd. 

Mix them until all the spices gets coated with the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Deseed the tomato and cube the onion, tomato and capsicum. Add this to the marinated chicken.

Soak the wooden skewers for 30 mins to avoid burning. If you are using metal skewer skip this step.

Now, thread the chicken into the skewer and add the veggies in alternatively. 

Heat the grilling pan, and place the skewer on it. Apply some butter on the top. Turn the skewer to grill all the sides of the chicken.

Serve hot.

Note:

• Alternatively, preheat the oven to 240 C and grill for 20 mins. Flip to the other side in between to cook evenly.
• Soaking wooden skewer is to avoid burning. So do not skip it.
• Adding food color is optional. I don't prefer it.
• You can sprinkle some chat masala on the top.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

In a large mixing bowl, take chicken, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala, ginger garlic paste, salt and lemon juice

To this, add curd and combine everything together

Marinate this for atleast 2 hours. This will tenderize the chicken

Cubed capsicum, tomato (Deseed) and onion goes into this.

Soak the wooden skewers in water for 20 to 30 mins

Melt butter to drizzle on the top of the chicken

Take a skewer, thread the chicken, one by one. Add cubed onion, tomato and capsicum in an alternative order. Place them in the grilling pan

Turn on to grill the chicken. Apply melted butter on the top in between

When one side is cooked turn to the other end and cook applying some butter. It will take around 5 mins. Once done, remove and serve with onion

Enjoy!