Chicken Tikka Recipe - Murgh Tikka (No Oven/Tandoor)

Chicken Tikka Recipe Without Oven and Tandoor - Murgh Tikka: In chicken recipes, tikka is one of the most popular and demanding Indian food dishes that people love to eat at dinner and lunch. Normally people make chicken tikka in the oven and tandoor but here I am making this restaurant-style chicken tikka on the stovetop using a regular pan at my Hinz cooking studio kitchen.

The recipe is simple and easy that anyone can make it in their home kitchen. End result will be similar to tandoori chicken tikka, in fact, the taste and aroma will give you the taste of oven-baked chicken tikka. Must try this recipe as you will love it. It's time-saving, easy and best for working moms to prepare lunch and dinner for the family. Kids will love this recipe.

If you love Indian cuisine or Pakistani food then you must be familiar with the divine taste of desi style tikka that is lip-smacking for foodies. You can serve as an appetiser, side dish and as starter with the main course.

What is Tikka?

Tikka (Urdu: تکہ‎) (Bengali: টিক্কা)(Marathi: टिक्का), (pronounced [ʈɪkkaː]) is a famous food of south Asian cuisine especially popular in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Tikka is basically known as a piece of meat marinated with special tikka masala.

How to Make Without Oven

Making chicken tikka without oven is simple, quick, easy and time-saving and gives you the same taste and aroma that you get in the oven. Overall the process of marination is the same. Only need to cook the chicken pieces in the pan and then shallow fry it to give a grilled touch.

Here in this recipe, I marinate the chicken whole pieces of breast and leg for 30 minutes. Cook in a pan to make it tender and juicy. Later, fry the chicken from both sides. End result was superb!

Recipe Ideas To Make With Chicken Tikka

Chicken tikka is a versatile recipe that you can use in multiple ways. With this simple recipe, you can easily make a variety of dishes that will ease your job in the kitchen.

1. Marinate chicken in tikka masala and refrigerate for later use.
2. Defrost chicken.
3. You can bake in over, fry it, grill or just cook and serve with chutney.
4. Make chicken tikka masala.
5. You can also make chicken tikka biryani.
6. One of the best options to make chicken tikka salad.
7. Make it as bbq chicken.
8. Also, try chicken tikka pulao.

Expert Tips

1. Take the best cut of Tikka. Normally people take boneless meat and a big piece of breast and leg with bone.
2. Deeply cut the chicken. This step will make it more juicy and tasty as the marination will penetrate inside chicken pores.
3. Use proper ingredients to prepare marination.
4. Marination consistency is important to make perfect chicken tikka.
5. Marination needs to stick to chicken pieces to give it the perfect flavor.
6. Temperature management is more important to make the best chicken tikka.
7. During cooking, if chicken loses the water then tikka will be dry. So initially cook at high temperature to close the pores. In this way, the chicken will be more tender and juicy.
8. Don't overcook the chicken otherwise, it will taste like rubber.

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Recipe Video

So let's move to Hinz Kitchen and start making this "Chicken Tikka Recipe" step by step in an easy way. Watch the recipe video so it will be easy for beginners to follow the quick steps to prepare in home kitchen for your lunch or dinner.

Happy watching!!

Ingredients

• Chicken Tikka 3 Pieces
• Yogurt - 1 Cup
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 Tsp
• Salt - ½ Tsp
• Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1 Tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
• Black Pepper Powder - ½ Tsp
• Yellow Food Color - 1 Pinch
• Water - 10 ml (to make a thick paste)
• Oil - 1 Tbsp

How to Cook

1. Deeply Mark Chicken
2. In a bowl marination bowl, add yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder and yellow food color.
3. Mix all the ingredients by add 10 ml of water.
4. Make a thick paste of marination.
5. Now add chicken in marination mixture and coat properly from all sides.
6. Rest the chicken in the marination mixture for 30 minutes.
7. After 30 minutes, in a pan add chicken and pour marination mixture with the little amount of water.
8. Cover and cook for 20 minutes on low medium heat.
9. After 20 minutes, when the chicken cooked.
10. Take it out and fry in a pan by adding 1 Tbsp oil from both sides.
11. Take the chicken out as it gets brown.

Chicken tikka is ready to serve. It's the best recipe for tikka lovers to quickly prepare at home. Serve with naan, roti, chutney, and salad.

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In chicken recipes, tikka is so healthy and recommended for people seeking healthy chicken recipes. Most of the restaurants prepare it and serve in a buffet. Also, famous street food in Indian and Pakistan. People love to eat it. It's a great idea to make this recipe in a family get together.  Try this and I am sure you are gonna love it. Happy watching!!!

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Chicken Tikka Recipe - Murgh Tikka Recipe

Quick and easy 'chicken tikka recipe' without oven and tandoor. Famous as murgh Tikka. Easy chicken recipe for dinner or lunch.

Prep Time30 mins

Active Time30 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani

Keyword: chicken tikka, chicken tikka recipe, murgh tikka

Yield: 2 Persons

Calories: 196kcal

Equipment

• pan | wok

Materials

• Chicken Tikka 3 Pieces
• Yogurt – 1 Cup
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 Tsp
• Salt – ½ Tsp
• Red Chili Powder – 1 Tsp
• Turmeric Powder – 1 Tsp
• Coriander Powder – 1 Tsp
• Garam Masala Powder – 1 Tsp
• Black Pepper Powder – ½ Tsp
• Yellow Food Color – 1 Pinch
• Water – 10 ml to make a thick paste
• Oil – 1 Tbsp

Instructions

• Deeply Mark Chicken
• In a bowl marination bowl, add yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder and yellow food color.
• Mix all the ingredients by add 10 ml of water.
• Make a thick paste of marination.
• Now add chicken in marination mixture and coat properly from all sides.
• Rest the chicken in the marination mixture for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, in a pan add chicken and pour marination mixture with the little amount of water.
• Cover and cook for 20 minutes on low medium heat.
• After 20 minutes, when the chicken cooked.
• Take it out and fry in a pan by adding 1 Tbsp oil from both sides.
• Take the chicken out as it gets brown.

Notes

1. You can take chicken with bones and without bones to make chicken tikka. If you are taking chicken with bones then tikka cut is important to get the best result.
2. Make sure to make the deep chicken marks as it will help to penetrate the masala inside the chicken and it will be more juicy, soft, and tender after cooking.
3. Chicken tikka marination is important so use the appropriate ratio.
4. Make sure the marination should not be watery. It should stick to chicken without dropping.
5. During cooking, if the chicken loses the water then tikka will be dry. So initially cook at high temperature to close the pores. In this way, the chicken will be more tender and juicy.
6. Don't overcook the chicken otherwise, it will be tasteless inside.

Nutrition

Serving: 180g | Calories: 196kcal