Chicken Tikka

This homemade chicken tikka tastes just as good as any chicken tikka you can buy! It's a great recipe for an Indian chicken marinade and you can then eat the chicken in all kinds of different ways or add it to other recipes.

Course chicken, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 339kcal

Author Corina Blum

Ingredients

600 g chicken (4 chicken breasts)
½ lemon juiced
2 tablespoon natural yogurt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon coriander
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
3 garlic cloves crushed
1 tablespoon ginger grated
1 teaspoon natural red food colour optional
1 pinch salt

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Mix together all the marinade ingredients and put the chicken in.
Marinate overnight or for at least 4 hours.
Cook the chicken under the grill or in a frying pan until fully cooked.

Video

Notes

If using chicken breasts, butterflying them first will give a larger surface area so the marinade can flavour them more.

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

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