Chicken Zareen Tikka Kabab Recipes

CHICKEN TIKKA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the chicken breast pieces into a bowl or freezer bag with the yogurt, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, coriander, turmeric, cumin, paprika, chilli powder, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
• Mix together so that everything is combined, then cover and place in the fridge to marinate for 2-3 hours.
• If you're using wooden skewers, place them in water to soak while the chicken is marinating. This will help to prevent them burning during grilling.
• Remove the marinated chicken from the fridge and thread onto skewers.
• Brush the chicken with the oil, then place on a griddle plate and cook, turning a couple of times, for 8-10 minutes until cooked through. Alternatively, you can grill (broil) under a grill, or you can barbecue for the same amount of time.
• Make sure the chicken is cooked by slicing into a larger piece and ensuring it's no longer pink in the middle.
• Serve with a sprinkling of freshly chopped coriander.

CHICKEN TIKKA KEBABS

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, garlic, cumin, turmeric, ginger, pepper, chile flakes, and cinnamon in a glass or ceramic bowl; mix well.
• Chop chicken into small chunks and add to the yogurt mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken from the refrigerator and thread onto skewers. Place on the preheated grill and cook, turning occasionally, until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CHICKEN TIKKA KEBABS WITH CHARRED TOMATO CHUTNEY AND WARM FLAT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan or indoor electric grill to high.
• Combine yogurt, curry paste, lemon juice, and cilantro in a shallow dish. Add chunks of chicken and coat evenly in yogurt sauce. Lace meat onto metal skewers. When you are about 10 minutes away from eating, place chicken on hot grill and cook 5 or 6 minutes on each side, until charred at edges and chicken meat is firm.
• Place a small heavy skillet on stovetop over high heat. When pan is very hot, add whole tomatoes. Pan roast the tomatoes until charred on all sides. Place the tomato sauce and charred fresh tomatoes in a food processor. Return skillet to heat and toast mustard and coriander seeds and crushed red pepper until they pop. Add seeds and flakes to food processor with a few pinches coarse salt. Pulse grind tomato mixture into a chunky chutney and transfer to a small bowl. When you remove chicken from grill, add flat bread to blister and warm it through. Slide chicken off skewers on to a serving dish. Set bowl of tomato chutney with a serving spoon along side. Pile chicken into or onto flat bread with tomato chutney to top. Potatoes with cumin are a perfect side to this meal.
• Serving suggestion: Potatoes with Cumin, recipe follows.
• Boil potatoes in salted water to cover until tender, about for 7 minutes. Drain potatoes, return to hot pot to dry them out.
• Heat skillet over medium high to high heat. Add cumin seeds. When seeds pop and crackle, add oil, then onion. Saute onion 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add potatoes to the pan and toss to coat and lightly brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, season with salt, to taste, and serve.

CHICKEN TIKKA KEBABS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; let stand 30 minutes.
• Mix 1/4 cup plain yogurt, minced garlic, 1 1/2 tablespoons coriander, 2 teaspoons cumin, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1/8 teaspoon ginger and crushed red pepper in small bowl. Add to chicken and stir until chicken is well coated with spice mixture. Refrigerate chicken at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Thread chicken on skewers, dividing equally. Brush chicken with melted butter. Season with salt. Grill kebabs until just cooked through, turning frequently, about 7 minutes.

CHICKEN ZAREEN TIKKA KABAB

Steps:

• Cut the Boneless Chicken into 2 inch sized cubes and was thoroughly with water. Then drain all the water. Marinate the chicken chunks with Ginger Garlic paste, salt, Lemon Juice, Haldi powder, Dhaniya powder and Zeera powder. Set aside in refrigerator for about 1 hour, the more the merrier.
• Now make a paste of Broken Kaju, Processed cheese, Hung curd and green chilies using a mixer grinder. Do not add water, if required add more curd. Make a fine paste.
• Now take the chicken and add the Kaju paste to it and add Elaichi powder, chopped coriander leaves and oil. Mix the marinade well with your hands. I believe each hand has a different taste, so go ahead and see what lies in yours.
• Now I aware of the fact that not many houses in India are equipped with a Tandoor (unless you are in Punjab). So using a Baking Oven or Convection Oven or OTG Oven would work just fine.
• First we shift our marinated kabab to a flat baking tray or thick bottomed flat dish . Use your finger to give little gaps between pieces in order to ensure uniform cooking and beautiful color. If you feel the marinate liquid is too much and very liquidy then hold some back and you could add that later if required.
• To cook in oven you have to pre-heat it 30 mins before to 200 degrees Celsius and after putting the chicken in it , turn down the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius and cook for about 30 - 35 mins or until nice and tender. It is perfectly okay to open the oven door in between to check on your chicken. Just make sure you don't do that a lot, as it would result in temperature loss.
• Once cooked take it out and drizzle with Pure Ghee and Serve Hot with Sliced Onions and Lemon wedges.
• Tips :.
• Whenever marinating chicken or any meat, make sure you drain all the water from the meat after washing. As this ensures good absorption of the spices into the meat.
• Some ovens have a heating element both in the bottom and on the top. If you have an oven with the heating element in the top, be sure to place an aluminum foil on top of the baking dish and remove it in the last 5 - 10 minutes.
• Instead of Processed cheese you can also use Kraft Cream Cheese or Cheddar Cheese. ( I love the way Cheddar tastes in Indian Cooking ).
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