This recipe comes from Bill Wight of the http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=35&title=everything-you-need-to-know-about-barbecue - BBQFAQ :
[H]ere is the recipe for some of the best chicken I've ever had. This recipe is from my Pakistani friend's wife.... They live in Karachi.
Chicken Tikka
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 pounds chicken legs, thighs or breasts
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, roasted, ground
2 teaspoons garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ginger, fresh, grated
2 tablespoons lemon juice or white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
vegetable oil
1 dash red food coloring for traditional color
Remove the skin and make 2-3 deep cuts in each chicken piece. Roast the coriander seeds in a hot cast iron skillet. After cooling, grind to powder. Mix all dry ingredients with the lemon juice or vinegar and make a paste. Put this paste onto chicken pieces and leave them for at least 4-5 hours to marinate. Better if left in refrigerator over night. Rub each piece of chicken with a few drops of vegetable oil. Grill the chicken using indirect heat over hot coals. Grilled over lemon wood coals with some green lemon wood chips thrown onto the coals makes this chicken even better.
here's what wikipedia ahs to say about chicken tikka:
Chicken tikka ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language - Panjabi ṭikka, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_language - Hindi : मुर्ग़ टिक्का, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu - Urdu : مرغ تکا); /murɣ ʈikkɑː/) is a dish of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia - South Asia . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka#cite_note-0 - [1]
It is traditionally baked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skewer - skewers with small pieces of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken - chicken , usually boneless, in a clay based oven called http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoor - tandoor , after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinated - marinating in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spices - spices and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogurt - yogurt .
The literal meaning of tikka in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language - Persian , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu - Urdu , and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language - Punjabi languages is "bits, pieces". The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_cuisine - Punjabi version of the dish, however, is barbecued on red-hot coal and does not always contain boneless pieces.
The pieces are brushed with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghee - ghee (clarified butter) at intervals, which gives its taste, while being continuously fanned. It is typically eaten with a green http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander - coriander & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarind - tamarind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutney - chutney , served with onion rings and lemons, or used in preparing a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala - chicken tikka masala .
A chicken tikka sizzler is a dish where Chicken Tikka is served on a heated plate and is served with onions. The dish is also known and eaten in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan - Afghanistan , though the Afghan version (generally like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_cuisine - Persian and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_cuisine - Arab dishes) is less http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spicy - spicy compared to the Indian version. |
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