Looking to add some flavor to your grilled chicken dinners? This Chicken Tikka recipe is full of spice and is sure to become a quick family favorite. With fresh ingredients and not a whole lot of time, you will have a great meal for any time of the year.
I was invited to the premiere of The One Hundred Foot Journey produced under Disney’s Touchstone Pictures label. The images and recipes were provided to me by Disney to feature and talk about the delicious foods inspired by different cultures. I have created multiple posts to feature aromas and food ideas that are creative fusion of Indian and French cuisines. Celebrate the journey! Try these recipes in your kitchen.
Chicken Tikka Recipe
- 3 lbs Boneless skinless chicken thighs cut in half
- Juice of 3 limes
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 3 Tbsp fresh root ginger
- 8 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 stick ground Cinnamon
- 4 gloves ground fine
- 4 tbsp smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 4 green Cardamom ground fine
- 4 tbsp canola oil
- Rub the chicken with salt and 1/2 the lime juice. Let the chicken marinate for 20 minutes
- Combine your ginger, garlic, 1/4 cup of yogurt, remaining lime juice, and oil in a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a large bowl combine your ginger and garlic paste, the remaining yogurt, and spice and mix until smooth.
- Rub the mix over your chicken and marinate for 4 hours.
- Cook on your grill for 6-8 minutes on each side.
- Serve with lime wedges.
Here’s The Collection of other Recipes from the #100FootJourney!
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Beef Bourguinon a la Hassan Recipe
Pasta Salad with Chickpeas Recipe
French Onion Soup Recipe
Curry Hot Dog Recipe
Raspberry and Blueberry Tarte Recipe
Sparkling Lemonade Recipe
Tandoori Chicken Wings Recipe
Apricot Spiced Crepes Recipe
Coriander Tuna Recipe
BBQ Chicken on Bok Choy Recipe
Ginger Basil Mojito Recipe
Carrot Zing Recipe
Minty Lemon Lassi Recipe
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Green Bean And Potato Curry Recipe
Haricots Verts With Walnuts Recipe
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40 thoughts on “Chicken Tikka Recipe”
I look forward to trying this. Sounds awesome. Pinning it now!
Yummy yum! I love Indian cuisine. I just pinned this so I can try it out soon!
I am always looking for new recipes that use chicken. This sounds delicious
I can just imagine how wonderful this would taste. I have always wanted to try cardamon bout I feel a bit dubious about it. Great recipe.
I’ve never made Chicken Tikka before, but this recipe sounds delightful. I’m always looking for a new recipe to make with chicken.
Yum! I’m never quite sure what to do with chicken thighs but this sounds delicious. I’ll give it a try.
This sounds delicious, def have to be something i try this week. looks good.
I love spicy food and this looks delicious. I will have to try making this dish for my family.
That actually sounds really good. I haven’t attempted to make too many Indian style dishes. My husband has. We’ve had good luck so far.
Omg way too yummy!!! Definitely pinning so I can attempt this myself 🙂
That certainly looks delish! It would be perfect for our grilling sessions come spring. Yum!
That sounds absolutely delicious. I definitely want to give this a try soon.
That’s a good recipe. I think we’ve got everything in the house but limes.
My wife and friends tell me that if I keep eating chicken I am going to grow feathers. That may be true but I am sure I am going to try this one. The spiciness makes this one more interesting.
That dish look so delicious. I’m always trying to find ways to spicen up mealtimes. Thanks for the recipe!
Yumm, this sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing
I’ve never actually tried making an Indian dish and I love them too, thanks for sharing this xx
I haven’t try that Chicken Tikka but it looks so tasty and delicious, I’m looking into this recipe, thanks for sharing it.
This recipe looks DELICIOUS! I’ve never had anything like this, but I’d love to try it out! xoxo
I love Chicken tikka, it’s one of my favorite meals. Definitely trying your recipe. I’m drooling already! 😉
This looks so yummy~ Thanks for sharing!
This chicken recipe sounds so good, this is something I’ll have to try with my family one night; thanks!
Ooohh, this sounds so delicious! Hmm I’ll definitely give this a try this weekend! 🙂
Oooh Paprika, Cinnamon, cayenne and ginger! This sounds really good. Definitely a nice spicy dish!
I love this recipe! Its a great one to share with my family. I had never heard of it before today!
That looks yummy. I make a lot of chicken and I am always looking for something new.
that looks great, we love chicken tikka
Yum!! My mouth is watering! I have most of the ingredients. I’ll have to try it out soon.
Chicken tikka is one of our all time favourite family recipes! I’m going to test your recipe against our normal one! 🙂
Well now I know what I am going to make for dinner tomorrow night. I have been wondering how to make chicken exciting. ( We eat a lot of it and I was getting kind of bored. Now I am excited. I have almost all of the ingredients so a quick trip tomorrow morning should be all I need.
I love chicken recipes. This one sounds fantastic! I’m pretty sure my whole family would enjoy this recipe.
Yum I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds really good! I bet my husband would totally be in for this! Yum it’s easy enough for me to make too!
I am always looking for a good chicken recipe. And we love spicy chicken!
I am bookmarking this. Lately our grilled chicken has run its course. Thanks for the share!
I do not believe I’ve heard of Chicken Tikka but it looks great! I am going to look into preparing the dish myself. 😀
I’ve never had chicken tikka before! it sounds incredible and I’ll be making this sometime soon! Thank you for posting the recipe!!
This sounds delicious! I always love coming across unique dishes like this. Thanks!
Now that is a fancy pants recipe! I can’t wait to give this a try. I love Indian food. Yummy in my tummy!
I LOVE this!! I love Indian food but never make (unless it’s a knock-off curry!). I’m definitely going to try this out!
That sounds delicious! I love recipes like this that are easy to make. I will have to try it!