Chicken Tikka Boti or Chicken Kathi Kabab

For me winter is the season of Kababs and cakes !!! What can be more enjoyable in a chilly winter evening to enjoy yummy hot kababs with paratha or Naan ?? Oh , I don’t find anything else to name !!!
Let’s brighten up our grey , dull winter evening with Chicken tikka boti or chicken kathi kabab, as skewered in “Kathi”/ stick , whichever name you find appropriate. I actually made this kabab for the kabab rolls . They went so good together . But before that let’s come to the kabab recipe .

Ingredients:

1 lb(500 gram) chicken thighs and breast, cut in cubes
2 tbl spoon yogurt
2 tbl spoon mayonnaise
1/2 tbl spoon lemon juice
1 small onion finely chopped ( around 2 tbl spoon)
1 tbl spoon finely grated ginger-garlic mince ( half tbl spoon each for ginger and garlic , I mince them in a grater , that looks like paste without any water)
2 tea spoon paprika ( for color)
1 tea spoon red chili powder
1/2 tea spoon cinnamon powder
1/2 tea spoon nutmeg-mace ( jaifol/javetri) powder
1/2 tea spoon dry roasted cumin ( jeera) powder
1 tea spoon garam masala/ kabab masala powder ( you may find in any of my kabab recipe)
Salt to taste
1/2 tbl spoon mustard oil
Pinch of orange food color

For coal smoke:

coal
Ghee

Procedure:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with above ingredients for at least 24 hours . Keep them in the normal chamber of the refrigerator.

2. Smoke the chicken pieces with coal if you wish to get restaurant style flavor. For that light the coal on your stove top very well . Put it in a small metal bowl or small aluminium foil cup . keep the cup or bowl over the bowl of marinated kabab . Add some ghee over the coal . Immediately cover the whole kabab bowl with something large utensil to seal the smoke inside . Remove the cover after 5 to 10 minutes . Your kabab is smoked .

3. Skew in a wooden or metal skewer . If you are using wooden/ bamboo skewer , soak the skewer in water for at least 2-3 hours to prevent blackening while grilling.

4. Bake the kabab in a preheated oven @ 400 FH ( 200 c) for at least 30 minutes . Then broil another 5/ 10 minutes if you wish to have that charred effect .