Some say it is from the West?
and some say it is from India?
But the dish I'm going to do today is from the land of delicious food.
Afghanistan!
So, join me and let's prepare Kandhari Chicken Tikka.
The Kandhari Chicken Tikka is marinated in two stages.
In first stage, I'm going to add Pomegranate Juice.
Next, I'm going to add finely chopped Beetroot.
Green Chilli Paste.
Black Pepper Powder and Salt.
Now, I'm going to mix the chicken with the first marination.
Let me tell you an amazing fact, Pomegranate is highly produced in India
and it is also known as the high healing element.
So guys I had kept the chicken for 50 minutes.
Now, I'm going to start with the 2nd stage of the marination.
For the 2nd set of Marination I'm going to add Hung Curd.
1/2 a tbsp. of Ginger-Garlic paste.
Next, I'm going to add little Processed Cheese.
Tsp. of Red Chilli Powder.
Tsp. of Turmeric powder.
Cardamom powder.
Small tsp. of Garam Masala.
And to finish off the marination a dollop of butter.
Now, let's mix the marination with the hand.
Guys, you must be wondering why I have added only tsp. of the masala?
As it is a fruit based Tikka and I don't want
any masala to overpower the flavour of the fruit.
Now, I'm going to let the chicken rest for at least 20-25 minutes.
I had kept the chicken for resting.
Now, I'm going to put the chicken on the skewer
and then we'll do the grilling.
Pick up a chicken piece.
And just jab it through the skewer.
I'm almost done putting all the chicken on the skewer.
Now, I'm going to start with the grilling.
Now for grilling first, I'm going to take a pan.
Add normal cooking oil.
The reason I'm not using Mustard oil because it has a high smoking point and aroma
and it might affect the flavour of the Chicken Tikka which is fruit based.
My oil has heated up. Now, I'm going to put skewer on the pan.
Now, I'm going to let chicken cook for at least 8-10 minutes on both sides.
Now, let's turn the sides.
Can you see the beautiful texture of the Chicken Tikka!
And you can also see the small chunks of beetroot which I had put in the marination.
Now, we'll change the side again.
Now, let's start basting the chicken.
Now take a spoon and take all the melted butter and start glazing the chicken.
This will not only help the chicken cook faster but also will keep the chicken
soft, moist and tender.
My chicken tikka is ready.
Now, I'm going to squeeze one Lemon Juice on top of all of them.
And now, we'll do the final plating.
To start my garnish first, I'm going to put Pomegranate juice on all the Tikkas.
Sprinkle some Chaat Masala on all the Tikkas.
And finally finish off with fresh Coriander leaves.
And our 'Kandhari Chicken Tikka' is now ready.
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