By:

Rahatara on Thu Nov 16, 2000

Savory Chicken Tikka

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Occasion: Any		Total servings: 5-6
Cuisine: Pakistani		Calories:
Effort: Average		Pre-Prep time:
Best for: All		Preperation time: 1 hour
How to serve: Hot

Savory Chicken Tikka recipe by Rahatara at DesiRecipes.com.
Spice blend of your own style tandoori masala to make some tikka with a salad for dinner.

2 pounds chicken Click to find more about chicken

legs, thighs or breasts
1 teaspoon salt Click to find more about salt

1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander seeds Click to find more about coriander seeds

, roasted, ground
2 teaspoons garlic Click to find more about garlic

minced
2 teaspoons ginger Click to find more about ginger

, fresh grated
2 tablespoons lemon juice or white wine vinegar Click to find more about vinegar

1/2 teaspoon black pepper Click to find more about black pepper

ground
vegetable oil

Remove the skin and make 2-3 deep cuts in each chicken Click to find more about chicken

piece.
Roast the corriander seeds in a hot cast iron skillet.
After cooling, grind to powder.
Mix all dry ingredients with the lemon juice or vinegar Click to find more about vinegar

and make a paste.
Put this paste onto chicken Click to find more about chicken

pieces and leave them for at least 4-5 hours to marinate.
Better if leave in refrigerator over night.

Grill method

Rub each piece of chicken Click to find more about chicken

with a few drops of vegetable oil. Grill the chicken Click to find more about chicken

using indirect heat over hot coals.

Oven method

Put the chicken Click to find more about chicken

pieces (with the paste still on it) onto a broiler tray and cover them with aluminum foil.
Put the tray into a medium oven (350 F) for 30 minutes.
Then remove tray and pour off any liquid.
Baste chicken Click to find more about chicken

with 2 tablespoons of oil and return to the oven for another 15 minutes until outside of chicken Click to find more about chicken

is crispy.
Serve hot. Enjoy

by h patel
can u give us uptodate recipe
	Sat Jul 16, 2011

by Anonymous
This was a good recipe. Ghazzal, you can dig a hole in the ground, uss mein koilay jala kar upper lohay ki bars rakho aur phir jali rakh kar pakao. But remember to put oil on the jaali warna gosht chipak jayay ga.
	Wed Aug 04, 2010

by Anonymous
i do not understand the recipe
	Fri Feb 05, 2010

by Ghazal Abbas
hi. i am ghazal from India. i like it . its so easy and so delisious. i want know about grilling. i have no griller. kya mai coal ke upar jali bichha kar uspe ye bana sakti hu ya iron ki teeli par laga kar roast karu? plz reply me.....
	Tue Aug 18, 2009

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