Chicken Tikka

Tikka means bits or pieces,chicken tikka is bits of chicken marinated in spices and roasted in Tandoor.
Since ,we dont have tandoors,we can roast them in oven or grills.After trying paneer tikka,chicken was in my mind for long time.When my friends ,shared me the secret of adding onion paste to chicken tikka,I cudnt resisit to prepare that.Onion paste givs the dish an unique flavor.Today ,prepared chicken dhum biriyani and tikka for lunch.Will post the biriyani recipe soon......

Ingredients:
1.Boneless  Chicken                     -             1 cup
2.Bell peppers                              -              1/2 in each color
3.Onion                                         -              1 ( 1/2 for grinding and 1/2 for cubing)
4.Tandoori masala pwdr               -              1 tbsp
5.Chilli pwdr                                 -              1 tsp
6.Turmeric pwdr                           -               1/4 tsp
7.G & G paste                               -                1 tbsp
8.Thick curd                                  -                 1 tbsp
9.Lemon juice                                -                2 tbsp
10.Oil for brushing                        -                2 tbsp
11.Red food color                         -                a  pinch

Method:
* Cube the bell peppers, and half onion.
* Marinate everything in a zip loc bag or a bowl and mix it well.
* Grind the half onion and mix it into the mixture.
* Keep the marination in fridge over night.
* Soak the skewers in water for 1 hr .
* Arrange the chicken along with the cubed bell peppers and onion.

* Pre heat the oven for 450 degrees and place the skewers on a tray.
* Cook for 20 minutes ,brushing the chicken in between also turn it around in equal intervals.
* At last ,turn it to broil mode for the last 10 mins or until the chicken becomes reddish brown.

Squeeze some lemon juice,sprinkle some chaat masala and serve hot.

Note:
The reason for keeping in broil mode is to make the chicken dark brown color ,quickly.We can also use plain chilli pwdr and garam masala pwdr ,instead of using tandoori masala pwdr.
I love to cook it slightly black, to get the smoky flavor.....but if u want,u can remove it before getting black.

Paneer Tikka

I saw this recipe in Ramya's blog, thought of giving it a try....Believe me,it came out really well......Since paneer is baked with veggies,it is good for health....Kids will love it.



Panneer Tikka ready to serve......


Ingredients:
1.Paneer                  -     1 pack
2.Red Capsicum      -    1/2
3.Green Capsicum   -    1/2
4.Yellow Capsicum -    1/2
5.Onion                    -    1
6.Tandoori Pwdr     -    1 tbsp
7.Chilli pwdr           -    1/2 tbsp
8.Lemon                   -    1/2
8. (a)Yogurt             -    2 tbsp
9.Salt                       -    to taste
10.Orange color       -   a pinch (optional)



Cut veggies and cubed paneer

 Method:
* Cut the veggies and paneer into cubes.
* Take a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients except  paneer  into a paste.
* Make sure the mix is not watery.add the paneer into the mixture.
* Marinate paneer in a ziploc cover and refrigerate it over night.
* Bcoz,it will be easy for the masala to get into the paneer.
* Soak the skewers in water for half an hour.
* Arrange the paneer with colored capsicums and onions in its border ,in the skewers as shown,



Tikka ready to be baked....

 * Brush the paneer with some oil.
* Take a baking pan and cover it with aluminium foil and arrange the paneer skewers in a line.
* Pre heat the oven at 400 degrees for 10 mins and keep the baking tray inside.
* In broil mode cook the paneer for 7 mins
* Take the tray out ,coat it with oil and place it again in the oven for 7mins
* Now paneer tikka is ready.


Paneer Tikka ready for the guest!!!


* Serve hot for the guests with some lemon squeezed again.
Note:
Make sure that paneer is not cooked more that 10 mins at a stretch in the oven,as it may burn easily.
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Paneer Tikki