Chicken Zareen Tikka Kabab Recipes

KABAB

Steps:

• mix all ingredients in a food processor, pulse for a few seconds just enough to mix them. If you don't have a food processor, mix them well with your hands in a bowl.
• shape like jumbo hot dogs, not foot long just 3 inches long.
• skewer them and grill each side until cooked; you can put 2 kebabs for each skewer then serve warm.

CHICKEN TIKKA KEBABS WITH INDIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the yogurt with the curry paste in a large bowl. Add the chicken, season, then stir really well. Cover and leave for 30 minutes at room temperature to give the spices time to flavour the chicken (or make ahead and chill for several hours or overnight).
• Make the salad before you start to cook the kebabs. Simply mix together the cucumber, tomatoes, chilli, onion and coriander. Season lightly, then cover until you're ready to serve with the meal.
• Preheat the grill or barbecue. Push the chicken onto 8 metal or wooden skewers. Grill or barbecue the kebabs for 8-10 minutes, turning them frequently. At the same time, warm the tortillas or chapatis on one side of the barbecue, wrapping them in foil. Serve two kebabs per person, with two tortillas or chapatis and plenty of salad.

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 KEBAB

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree 1/2 red onion, serrano chile, cashews, yogurt, ginger, garlic and lime juice until smooth. Remove lid and add the Kashmiri chili powder, fenugreek leaves, salt, cumin, garam masala, coriander and turmeric. Pulse several times until blended well.
• In a large bowl add the chicken, marinade and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to marinate for 30 minutes minimum, 4 hours maximum.
• Thread marinated chicken, peppers and onions on skewers, alternating between each (see image). Spray both sides of kebabs with cooking spray. Place a wire rack over a lined baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray to avoid sticking and lay kebabs on top.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook for 15 minutes. Turn oven broiler on and broil skewers for 5 minutes, or until slightly charred and cooked through. (See Note 1 for grilling instructionsTo )
• Remove from oven and serve with chutney, lime slices, red onion and cilantro sprigs. Wonderful with warm naan as well.

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 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

Steps:

• Combine chilies, cilantro, yogurt, tomato paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, tikka masala, food coloring, and salt in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours, up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; flip and spray with cooking spray. Continue to bake until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 5 to 10 minutes more. Turn on the oven's broiler. Broil until browned, 3 to 5 minutes more.

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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