Saffron Chicken Tikka
Saffron Chicken Tikka could be just the gluten free recipe you've been looking for. This recipe serves 3. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 160 calories. For $1.65 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people made this recipe, and 34 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a main course. It is brought to you by Foodista. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. A mixture of chicken breasts, salt, chillies, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 61%. This score is solid.
Diets
Ingredients
chicken breasts
350 grams
cinnamon stick
0.5 inch
cardamom seeds
1
cardamom seeds
2
cloves
5
chillies
2
garlic paste
0.5 tsp
ginger paste
0.5 tsp
pepper corns
8
saffron
1 pinch
milk
2 tsp
salt
3 servings
skewers
9
Cooking in Steps
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1Soak saffron in warm milk for 15 to 20 minutes.
saffron
milk
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2In the meantime, dry roast the cinnamon stick, black cardamom seeds, green cardamom seeds, pepper corns and cloves. Pound them to a powder (not very fine).
cardamom seeds
cinnamon stick
clove
pepper
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3In a mortar and pestle grind the green chillies to a paste. (Using a pinch of coarse salt will help)
green chili pepper
coarse salt
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4Mix all the ingredients together and your marinade is ready.
marinade
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5Ensure that you pat dry the chicken cubes.
whole chicken
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6Transfer the chicken in a bowl
whole chicken
bowl -
7Add the marinade to the chicken cubes and mix it well so that all pieces are well coated.
marinade
whole chicken
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8Cover the bowl with a cling film and put it in the refrigerator.
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9Leave the chicken to marinate over-night. (I marinated for almost 18 hours and the result was moist and tender chicken tikkas)
whole chicken
