{"id":653,"slug":"chicken-tikka","title":"Chicken Tikka","description":"Meat recipes | Cuisine of India","ingredients_raw":["675 g (1.5 lb) skinless and boneless chicken breast, diced into cubes","1 tbsp mustard seed oil (see notes)","50 ml (2 fl oz) milk","150 ml (5 fl oz) natural yoghurt","2 tbsp lemon juice","1 tbsp tomato paste","2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves)","4 large cloves of garlic, finely chopped","1–4 chopped fresh red chillis (depending on strength of the chillis and the desired strength of the marinade)","2 tsp paprika","2 tsp garam masala","1 tsp cumin powder","½ tsp turmeric","1 tsp salt (use rock salt for best results)"],"ingredients_norm":["skinless and boneless chicken breast","mustard seed oil","milk","natural yoghurt","lemon juice","tomato paste","fresh cilantro","garlic","fresh red chillis","paprika","garam masala","cumin powder","turmeric","salt"],"steps":["Add all of the ingredients except the chicken to a non-metallic mixing bowl, and mix well.","Add the chicken and mix until fully coated.","Ideally, the chicken should now be left in a refrigerator to marinate for at least 24 hours. It may not be safe to leave chicken which has previously been frozen for longer than 24 hours, but fresh chicken should be left to marinate for 48 hours for best results. If you do not wish to leave the chicken to marinate, simply continue to the next step.","For best results, place on skewers and cook in a tandoor or ceramic pot oven. The chicken can also be cooked on skewers under a medium grill for 5–8 minutes on each side or barbecued (cooking times depend on the temperature of the barbecue). Always ensure the chicken is cooked throughout before serving. It should come apart easily when pressed down with the side of a fork.","Serve with naan, with rice or use in a Chicken Tikka Masala."],"categories":["Chicken recipes","Indian recipes","Pakistani recipes","Afghan recipes","Pashtun recipes","Punjabi recipes","Recipes using chicken breast","Appetizer recipes","Kid-friendly recipes","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using garam masala","Recipes using ground cumin","Recipes using milk","Recipes using mustard oil"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":"4","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Chicken_Tikka","source_ref":"4615207","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Chicken_Tikka&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"ba804bda6f250a2a31d0fedd2d95058f1ebb9da09cdbeb6d3c71eafb09f1b957","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/chicken-tikka"}