Grilled Chicken Tikka Recipe

If there is one chicken dish everyone across India loves universally, it is tandoori chicken tikka! OR in Grilled Chicken Tikka Recipe. Chicken is marinated in yogurt and spices (and some orange food color!) and then cooked in a clay oven—becoming crisp on the outside, juicy, and succulent on the inside. Finished with a tangy lemon dressing and seasoned to perfection with chaat masala¬this is one of my favorites too! The trick for perfect tandoori lies in using thick-hung yogurt and basting the meat at regular intervals to keep it succulent.

Procedure : ( Grilled Chicken Tikka Recipe )

Cut the chicken thighs into 3.5-centimetre cubes.

Whisk the yogurt till creamy and mix in all the other ingredients.

Put the chicken in a large bowl and add the yogurt mixture. Cover the chicke' pieces fully and marinate for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Divide the chicken among grilling skewers leaving 1 centimetre between the cubes.

Arrange skewers across a grill. Grill the chicken about 4 inches from the heat turning regularly till browned and just cooked through, about 12-15 minutes

Baste with oil regularly to retain the juiciness of the chicken.

Remove from the grill and serve hot with onions sliced into rings, lemon wedges and a fresh green salad of your choice.

Ingredients: for (Grilled Chicken Tikka Recipe)

1 tbsp tandoori chicken masala
450 g skinless, boneless chicken thighs
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 drop red food color (optional)
250 ml hung yogurt
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp mustard oil
Refined oil to baste
Salt to taste

To Serve:

1 medium onion, chopped
2 lemons, cut into wedges