Tikka chicken
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Chicken breast halves without skin -- boned |
| 1 | medium | Onion |
| 3 | Cloves garlic | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Ginger root |
| ¼ | cup | Nonfat yogurt |
| 2 | teaspoons | White vinegar |
| 2 | teaspoons | Chili powder |
| 2 | teaspoons | Coriander -- ground |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cumin |
| ½ | teaspoon | Turmeric |
| Salt -- to taste | ||
| Lemon juice | ||
| Garam masala | ||
| Lettuce leaves | ||
| Onion -- sliced | ||
| Lemon -- wedges | ||
Directions
Cut the chicken into 2-inch squares and press flat. Grind the onion, garlic, and ginger to a paste and mix with the yogurt. Add the vinegar and spices, and rub into the chicken well. Leave for 3 hours to marinate. Sprinkle the chicken with salt if you wish and thread onto skewers. Place under a hot broiler or over a barbecue and cook until tender and crisp. Sprinkle the chicken with lemon juice and garam masala and serve on a bed of lettuce leaves surrounded with onion rings and lemon wedges.
Posted by Evvie Vincow
Recipe By : All Color Encyclopedia of International Cooking From: Alison Meyer Date: 08-28-95 (09:43) (19) (E)Cooking