Chicken Tikka

Ingredients

• 2 kg chicken thighs
• The marinade:
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp seven-spice blend
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp tikka spice blend
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil with 2 tbsp flour
• 2 dry onions (add them during cooking)

Method

1. Clean the chicken with vinegar, lemon, and water, then drain it well
2. In a pan over the heat, stir the flour with the oil until the flour turns lightly golden and absorbs the oil
3. Add this mixture to the chicken marinade and mix well
4. Leave the chicken to marinate for at least 4 hours
   Timers: 240 min
5. Place the chicken pieces in a baking tray, then add 2 onions cut into wedges and 1 cup of water over the remaining marinade and add it to the tray
6. Cover the tray with a sheet of parchment paper, then aluminum foil, and place it in a preheated oven heated from the bottom at 200°C
7. For 1.5 hours
   Timers: 300 min
8. When the chicken is cooked, remove the paper and turn on the top heat to brown the chicken pieces
9. Serve the chicken tikka with saffron rice or plain white rice
10. Here is the method for saffron rice from Amir
11. Chicken tikka recipe from our friend and chef at Shou Tabkhin today
12. Amir Youssef
13. Click on Amir's name to visit his page and discover all his recipes on our site
14. For more delicious chicken recipes, try escalope with avocado sauce