Tandoori chicken has become a huge hit on the menus of almost all Indian restaurants, and it's easy to see why. The roasted chicken marinated in yoghurt with a light spicy flavour gives the meat its beautiful red colour.

The restaurant-style chicken tikka can be made at home with the added benefits of homemade cooking. Those deliciously marinated chicken tikkas just melt in your mouth if you cook them the right way. Read on to find out the step-by-step process of cooking chicken tikka to perfection.

Ingredients

• Raw chicken cut into large pieces
• Tandoori Chicken Masala
• Yogurt
• Salt
• Bell peppers

Steps to cook perfect chicken tikka at home

When it comes to the core chicken masala, you can either prepare one at home or buy it from a store. Bon Chicken Tikka Masala can make for a perfect tikka at home.

• Marinate the chicken with salt, turmeric, and chilly powder or BON ChickenTandoori Masala
• Keep the chicken refrigerated for about 3 to 4 hours.
• Prepare the chicken for the second marinate with yogurt and little more salt and keep aside for 30 more minutes.
• Preheat the oven up to 200 Degree C.
• Put the marinated chicken on the skewers. You can also bell peppers along the way as well as capsicum.
• Take an oven tray and cover it with oven-friendly foil. Arrange the skewers in a tray. Grill for 10-12 minutes.
• Rotate the skewers as and when required.
• Increase the oven temperature to 420 Degrees F and broil the skewers for 3-4 minutes until they are slightly charred. Remove the tikka from the oven. Serve the tikka hot.