Chicken Tikka

[j.col]

hi guys, just thought i would share my recipe for the above.

CHICKEN TIKKA/MEAT TIKKA/TANDOORI
serves 6 (or just half everything for 2-3 people)

1/2 tbsp haldi (turmeric)
1/2 tbsp chilli (use less if preffered)
1/2 tbsp curry
1/2 tbsp jeera (cumin)
1/2 tbsp dhania (coriander)
salt to taste
4 tbsp oil
6 garlic cloves crushed.
6 ginger cloves? crushed. (the same amount as the garlic, i just guess it, or use paste)
1/2 tbsp mint sauce (the secret ingrediant )
4 tbsp natural yoghurt
1/2 fresh lemon juice.
fresh coriander
1 tsp garam masalla
1 tsp tandoori mix powder
1 tsp methie powder (dried fenugreek)
yellow food colouring (optional)

mix together add chicken and marinade for at least
3 hrs, or better overnight

step 1
chicken and marinade

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step 2
skewering

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cooking i done it in the oven at 250.C for about 10-12 mins

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its ready i had no pitta's or nan's so i just used tortilla's, serve with salad and a nice chilli sauce

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[j.col]

Looks tasty, might have a go. How much ginger is there in it though? 6 "cloves" of ginger makes no sense to me!

sorry my bad, the same amount of ginger
i just use ginger/garlic paste i buy in my local Indian grocers,

 

[j.col]

Had me stuck on 1 tsp methie powder until wiki told me it was dried Fenugreek. Does look really nice.

oops, now fixed (not sure if its an important ingrediant, it was in the recipe given to me. i had some, so i used it, but if you dont have any, then leave it out)

 

[j.col]

anyone try this yet?
you wont be dissapointed

 

[j.col]

sounds good but I tried this many a time never seems to taste as good as it does in the shops

A tandoori oven would be better

can you please explain step 2 a little bit more?

they taste better on a BBQ, than in an oven, i cut them quite small and they take about 5 mins on a BBQ
step 2 skewering?
soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 mins (or use metal ones)
then just skewer them. sometimes i will use chopped green peppers and/or a small onion halved

 

[j.col]

yay pictures are back, that looks great and the kebab style of eating them is win. Will be trying this, this week.
I'm taking it marinade should be over night?

just as long as possible, minimum 3 hrs
(i made a noobie mistake and deleted them on imageshack )

 

[j.col]

I missed the thread as well. Looks great and I'll be trying it

Where does your recipe originate from out of interest?

my local restaurant

 

[j.col]

I'm in the kitchen preparing this for later. That's some pretty damn tasty marinade and the girl thinks so too

Edit: just made up a jar of the spice mix ready for instant w1n when I need it.

hi mate, what was it like?

 

[j.col]

This looks good but what do you reckon to using turmeric instead of yellow food colouring? Nice flavour and also acts as a yellow dye. Nom nom.

the dye is optional it just makes it more yellow
there is alrady turmeric (haldi) in the recipe

 

[j.col]

It was really good. I cooked it on the griddle so it got the char-grilled restaurant taste. I used dried garlic and ginger so they could go in the dried spice mix too. Just need to add yoghurt and lemon to go

glad you liked it and dont forget the oil and mint
if you ever get the chance, do try it with fresh garlic/ginger, it's worth it.
Also tastes really nice on the BBQ, just make the chicken pieces smaller, so it can cook quicker

 

[j.col]

I made some other week

what did you think of the taste?

 

[j.col]

holy thread revival batm...

True, i forgot all about this thread lol

Total perfection... I doubled all the spices and used 2 thumb sized pieces of fresh ginger, fresh coriander and ground down the cumin in the 'coffee grinder that has never ground coffee'... (keep for spices)... Served with Greek yoghurt with mint sauce added (sounds weird, but it works so well), rice & peas and roasted veg . Thanks a million for this!!!

NOTE: This was 100% adherence to the recipe.

glad u liked it, its even better done on a BBQ.