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Hariyali Chicken Tikka - Hariyali Chicken Kebab Recipe

Chicken Kebab made with mint coriander marinade.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, starter
Cuisine: Indian, north indian, punjabi
Keyword: chicken tikka recipe, green chicken tikka, hariyali chicken recipe, no oven chicken tikka recipe
Servings: 4
Author: Mullai Madavan

Equipment

  • Tawa method - skewers, griddle or grill pan
  • Oven method - broil tray with grill plate, aluminum foil, skewers

Ingredients

Ingredients - for marinade

  • 2 pound Boneless Chicken 5 chicken tenders
  • 1 cup Mint leaves tightly packed
  • 1 cup Coriander leaves tightly packed
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 5 long Green Chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 2 tablespoon Thick plain Yogurt
  • 3 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 teaspoon Oil

Ingredients - optional

  • 1 teaspoon Malai / heavy cream optional

Ingredients - for grilling or baking

  • 2 teaspoon Butter or Oil for brushing

Instructions

Marinate

  • Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
  • Grind together mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, yogurt, oil, lemon juice,sugar and salt. (Adding malai / heavy cream is optional)
  • Make a thick paste and apply all over the chicken and marinate for at least 30 minutes. ( Overnight preferred )
  • Thread them into skewers.

Grill / Griddle Pan Method

  • Heat the pan (medium high heat preferred) with little oil.
  • Place the skewers and cook the chicken for about 8-10 minutes turning a few times to cook all sides.
  • Chicken will release water as it cooks, grill pan has raised ridges which will drain the liquid whereas a griddle pan has a smooth surface and chicken juice tend to make it little messy. Add and few drops of oil as it cooks.
  • Once it browns a bit on all sides, remove and serve!
  • For smoky flavor and charred finish, hold over open flame for few minutes placing the chicken kebab over a wire grill.

Oven / OTG / Toaster oven / Convection Microwave Oven Method

  • Preheat to 400 F
  • Two piece Broiler pan works best for kebabs as it can collect all the liquid that drips when cooking. If you can't fine one then use a oven proof tray, place a cooling rack on top lined with foil, make holes for the liquid to drain.
  • Place the skewers on the tray, brushing with little oil / butter and keep in the middle rack of the oven. Bake for a total of 40 minutes turning once mid way.
  • When done, turn the setting to broil, move the tray to the top rack of the oven and broil for 5 minutes or until you see blackened marks.
  • Remove and serve hot with raw onions and lemon wedges.