Mom's Spicy Chicken Tikka
From ambus 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Spicy Chicken Tikka ... in a pot.Pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt & spices,cooked and fried till tender.After marinating the chicken,you can either bake it in oven,grill it or steam roast it in a pan.Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 kg. chicken,( skinless & cut in large pieces with 3 deep slits on each piece ) shopping list
- MARINADE: shopping list
- 1/2 cup yogurt shopping list
- 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp salt shopping list
- 2 tbsp crushed red chilies shopping list
- 2 tbsp red chillies powder shopping list
- 2 tbsp white vinegar shopping list
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste shopping list
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder shopping list
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg & mace powder shopping list
- Pinch of red/orange food color shopping list
- EXTRA: shopping list
- 1 tbsp oil,for cooking shopping list
- Extra oil,for frying shopping list
How to make it
- Rinse and clean chicken.Pat dry with paper towels.
- Make deep insertions/cuts on each piece of chicken using a sharp knife to allow the marinade to penetrate well.
- Place chicken in a dish and keep aside.
- Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl to make a paste.
- Rub this paste on each chicken piece,as well as on cuts.
- Pour the remaining marinade on chicken,cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours to allow the chicken to absorb the flavors.
- Now heat 1 tbsp of oil in a non-stick pan,put chicken and marinade in the pan.
- Cook,uncovered for 15-20 minutes ( turning occasionally ) or until chicken is tender and the water dries out. See Photo
- Remove chicken pieces.Heat oil for deep-frying.
- When oil is hot,fry chicken pieces in batches on medium-high heat until it turns golden brown on both sides and is roasted well.
- Remove from oil.Drain on absorbent paper.
- Quickly sprinkle Chaat masala on both sides.Squeeze lemon juice and serve hot.
- Serve with French Fries,Yogurt Raita & Salad.
- NOTE:
- To give it a Bar-b-Que touch,after cooking the chicken,remove from heat.Separately heat a piece of coal until red hot,place it in a small bowl inside the pot/pan.Pour 1tsp ghee/butter/oil over coal and cover the pot.Open after few minutes.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Sounds delicious!! HIGH FIVE to you :+D
chefelaine
in Muskoka loved it
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Sounds great though I'll be googling most of the ingredients to make sure I know what they are! LOL Thanks, ambus!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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Oh Ambus m'dear - you rock! And I actually have all the ingredients on hand to make this fab dish. Thanks so much - and a high 5! :) Vickie
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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