Tandoori Chicken Tikka

Tandoori Chicken Tikka

Serves: 6-8 (use 2 packs of spice mix)

3-4 (use 1 pack of spice mix)

Preparation time - 10 mins

Cooking time - 10 mins

Chicken Tikka is a dish originating from Indian subcontinent in which small pieces of chicken are marinated with spices and yogurt, threaded onto skewers and then cooked in tandoor or grilled over charcoal. At Anchan’s we have blended the Tikka spice mix to suit different methods of cooking to suit barbecue, tandoor and pan fry. Our recipe card and cooking video gives our customers step by step instructions with useful tips to cook Tikka to perfection.

This is a medium spiced dish, enjoyed on its own or with fresh coriander mint yogurt chutney or with breads/wraps of your choice along with salads.

Alchohol Pairing – Wheat based beer or Weiss beer

Allergens in Spice Mix - None

Nutritional Value

Amount per serving

Calories 158

Total Fat 5.5g 7%

Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%

Cholesterol 106mg 35%

Sodium 106mg 34%

Total Carbohydrate 5.9g 2%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Total Sugars 1.2g

Protein 24.8g

Vitamin D 2mcg 9%

Calcium 26mg 2%

Iron 1mg 7%

Potassium 1mg 0%

Tandoori Chicken Tikka

Ingredients

500 grams chicken thigh cut into small cubes (4cm)

2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste or 10g ginger and 10g garlic

finely grated (or crushed to paste using mortar and pestle)

1 tablespoon mustard oil (recommended) or vegetable oil

4 tablespoons natural thick yogurt or Greek yogurt

1.5 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt or salt to taste

Flat wooden or metal skewers (optional)

Cooking Steps

Marination

To a large bowl, add all the ingredients mentioned above along with 1 pack of Anchan's tikka spice mix, combine all the ingredients well. Leave the chicken to marinate overnight or at least 1- 2 hours in refrigerator.

Cooking

If using wooden skewers soak the skewers in cold water for 30 minutes. Thread the chicken pieces onto the skewers.

Cook the marinated chicken pieces on a barbecue by turning them regularly until chicken is cooked through and lightly charred.

Alternatively you can cook the chicken pieces in an oven, place the chicken pieces in a preheat oven at 250C, cook for 10 mins. turn the chicken pieces and cook for another 5-8 mins at 180C.

Baste cooked tikka pieces with melted butter and squeeze some lemon juice

Tips:

For finer details of cooking refer to our recipe card which comes along with our spice mix.