Easy Chicken Tikka Kebabs

Easy and delicious Indian inspired chicken tikka kebabs. Enjoy as is or served taco style with lettuce, cucumber and a yogurt sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
• 8 wood skewers (6-8 inches long)
• 1/2 cup yogurt (plain, regular or Greek)
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger (fresh minced or paste)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder (*see notes)
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 2 Tablespoon fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
• Zest from 1/2 lime
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander (plus more to taste)
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 8 small corn or flour tortillas (optional)
• Chopped fresh cilantro
• Match-sticked cucumber
• Leaf lettuce
• Lime Wedges

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Set skewers to soak in a bowl of water.
2. 2Prepare the yogurt sauce by stirring together all the ingredients. Let stand at room temperature if cooking shortly or cover and refrigerate if making ahead. (Allow to come to room temperature before serving).
3. 3Cut chicken breasts into 3 pieces length wise, then cube each piece into 3/4"-ish wide pieces.
4. 4In a medium bowl, stir together all the marinade ingredients until well combined. Add the chicken and toss to coat well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. (For a quick version, let stand at room temperature to marinade 15-20 minutes.)
5. 5Preheat oven broiler to High with oven rack 6-8 inches from the heat source (usually not the top rack position, but one down).
6. 6Thread chicken pieces onto the 8 skewers, adding 6-8 pieces per skewer. Place skewers on a baking sheet.
7. 7Place into oven under broiler for 10 minutes, then remove from oven, flip over and broil another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and flip over again. Move rack up to top position and return to oven for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until nicely browned.
8. 8*If you'd like to warm your tortillas, wrap in foil and pop on a lower rack while you're cooking the chicken.
9. 9Place some lettuce on the tortillas. Top with a chicken skewer per taco. Garnish with match-sticked cucumber, fresh cilantro and a dollop of yogurt sauce. Serve with a lime wedge for drizzling. To eat, simply slide the skewer out, leaving the chicken in the prepared taco.