Chicken Tikka Recipe

Step 1

Add the ingredients for the first marinade in a bowl and mix well.

Step 2

Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight.

Step 3

Add the ingredients for the second marinade in the bowl and mix well.

Step 4

Keep the marinated chicken aside for 30 minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 6

Thread the marinated chicken in the skewers along with onion and capsicum.

Step 7

Line the skewers on a foil lined baking tray.

Step 8

Grill for 10-12 minutes and then rotate the skewers.

Step 9

Grill for another 10-12 minutes.

Step 10

Increase the oven temperature to 420 Degrees F and broil the skewers for 3-4 minutes until they are slightly charred.

Step 11

Remove the tikka from the oven.

Step 12

If you want the smoky flavour, heat the coal over direct heat until red hot.

Step 13

Keep the tikka in a shallow bowl.

Step 14

Keep a piece of aluminium foil over the tikka and keep the hot coal over the foil.

Step 15

Drizzle ghee over the coal and cover the lid of the bowl immediately.

Step 16

Let the tikka absorb the smoke for 10-15 minutes.

Step 17

Remove the lid and discard the coal piece and foil. Serve the tikka hot.