Juicy zesty baked chicken, marinated in garlic, green chili, spices, garam masala, cornflour, yogurt, and cream! Baked and drizzled with cream for out-of-this-world chicken kababs!
Tender and juicy Afghani Chicken Tikka is super easy to make and is bursting with flavor. ‘Tikka’ means pieces of meat marinated in a spicy mix. Smothered in a homemade marinade, these tikkas are so good that they will simply melt-in-your-mouth.
A little different from regular baked chicken tikka, this is a kind of chicken kabobs which can be served many ways – as an appetizer, a snack, or the main course
Afghani Chicken Tikka
Juicy zesty baked chicken, marinated in garlic, green chili, spices, garam masala, cornflour, yogurt, and cream! Baked and drizzled with cream for out-of-the-world chicken kababs!
Print PinCalories: 169kcal
Equipment
- Skewers or Satay sticks
- Baking Rack
Ingredients
- 250 grams boneless chicken legs cut into 1½ inch cubes
- ¼ cup hung yogurt
- ½ cup fresh cream for drizzling
- ½ tbsp garlic paste
- ½ tbsp green chili paste
- Crushed black peppercorns to taste
- Salt to taste
- A large pinch garam masala powder
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp oil
- Butter for brushing
- Chopped fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Whisk together hung yogurt, cream, garlic paste, green chili paste, crushed peppercorns, salt, garam masala powder, cornflour, lemon juice. and oil in a bowl.
- Add chicken pieces, mix well and refrigerate to marinate for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- Skewer marinated chicken pieces onto satay sticks and place on a wire rack. Put the rack in the preheated oven, brush with some butter and bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Drizzle some cream on top, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with onion rings and lemon wedges.
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Notes
A Satay Stick is a thin metal or bamboo stick used to hold pieces of food together, as in kababs. They are used while roasting meats.
Appetizers would be way less than the main course.
Nutritional Information
All percentages will change with the number of skewers a person eats.Appetizers would be way less than the main course.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 14mg
This recipe was adapted from Publix