chicken tikka recipe | without oven or tandoor

Chicken tikka recipe is a dried chicken recipe usually served as a starter or as a chicken snack recipe. Here, to make tikka I have followed the traditional way of making chicken tikka using satay sticks by stringing chicken pieces with onion, tomato, green capsicum and cooking them on a pan but a grill or tandoor or barbecued tikka tastes amazing too.

Trying out unique chicken recipes is something that I always prefer and such unique chicken dishes on the blog are chicken do pyaza, chicken changezi, dahi chicken, chicken shami kabab etc... which are amazing different style of chicken recipes that taste amazing with phulka, soft chapati or rice.

There are also other indian chicken recipes posted on the blog which are a great hit among my blog viewers and would be glad to even share requested recipes related to chicken.

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About the recipe

This is a traditional Punjabi chicken starter recipe and is a dry chicken item. Usually, chicken tikka is made in a tandoor or an oven but the main idea behind posting my recipe is to make tikka on a pan with ease and yet get the same delicious taste of tandoori tikka.

This recipe is for those who would like to try out restaurant style at home without any fancy items and just make it easily at home with available cookware and yet get the same taste.

I have shared the procedure of making tikka along with a video and also showed in the video how to string the chicken with the veggies.

The vegetables opted can be of our own choice but the vegetables added to the chicken sticks in the recipe are the basic veggies and are commonly used while making kababs.

However, we can use different colors of bell peppers if they are available like yellow bell peppers, red bell peppers which add yummy flavors to the chicken tikka.

Difficulty level of making this recipe

1.It is very easy to make this recipe and we only need to have kabab sticks and even if one does not have them at home we can simply add the marinated chicken pieces on the pan and cook them until they are done.

2. We need to separately saute the veggies and not cook along with the chicken. Sauteing the veggies for about 10 minutes on medium flame is more than enough.

3. Cooked chicken and the sauteed veggies can be mixed altogether and served.

Do we require tandoor or oven

It is not mandatory to have an oven or a tandoor and this dish can be made on tawa or a pan. But the pan used has to be non stick and it can spoil the dish if the pan is not a non stick one.

If one has a tandoor then, do use the tandoor to make chicken tikka or cook the chicken tikka sticks in an oven.

How to make the recipe?

Just marinating the boneless chicken pieces in yogurt, spices and veggies and then string the chicken pieces and vegetables to the kabab sticks and cooking them until the chicken gets soft is chicken tikka making procedure.

Using of kabab sticks

1.Using kabab sticks definitely adds appeal to the dish but, if one does not find them, cook the tikka without sticks on a pan. However, they are easily available in grocery stores or supermarkets.

2. Before using the sticks, they have to be soaked in water for about 30 minutes and this step is usually followed in order to avoid burning of the sticks while cooking.

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Step by step procedure

• Firstly, take a bowl, into it, add beaten yogurt, salt to taste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala powder. Also, add kasoori methi, lemon extract, edible oil, food colour.

• Mix all the ingredients well and mix without any lumps in the batter.

• Add the boneless chicken pieces into it.

• Add red food color and give a mix thoroughly.

• Mix everything.

• Add the onion cubes, green capsicum cubes, diced tomatoes, mix all the ingredients well.

• Cover the marinade with a lid. Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour in the refrigerator.

• Take the chicken marinade out. Take satay sticks or kabab sticks, soak the sticks for about 30 minutes before using in order to avoid burning.

• Take each stick, make a string of tomato, onion, green capsicum and chicken.

• Continue stringing tomato, onion, capsicum and chicken to the rest of the chicken sticks in the same pattern.

• Take a non-stick pan, add or brush 2-3 tablespoon oil and heat it.

• Place the chicken sticks on the pan. Cook for 6-8 minutes on medium flame.

• Turn the chicken tikka sticks and cook the other side too for 6-8 minutes.

• Keep turning and cook each side for 4-5 minutes on low flame until each side of the chicken is cooked well.

• When all the sides of the chicken tikka sticks are done well, switch off the flame.

• Take them out and serve them on a plate. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves, onion rings and lemon wedges. Enjoy as a starter.

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