Hariyali Chicken Tikka

Ingredients

• 500 grams boneless chicken cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander paste
• 1 tablespoon fresh spinach paste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon green chilli paste
• ¼ cup hung yogurt
• ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon chaat masala
• ¼ teaspoon dried mango powder (amchur)
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon mustard oil
• Oil as required
• Butter as required

To serve

• Green chutney as required
• Onion rings as required
• Cherry tomatoes halved as required
• Lemon wedges as required
• A few fresh mint sprigs

Method

1. Take chicken pieces in a bowl, add salt, ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste, mint paste, coriander paste, spinach paste, hung yogurt, cumin powder, chaat masala, dried mango powder, crushed peppercorns, dried fenugreek leaves powder, lemon juice and mustard oil and mix well. Set aside to marinate for ½ an hour.
2. Skewer the marinated pieces onto satay sticks.
3. Heat some 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a non-stick grill pan. Place a few satay sticks on it and grill, rotating the satay sticks and basting with some butter, till the chicken is evenly done all around and fully cooked. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
4. Serve hot with green chutney, onion rings, cherry tomato halves, lemon wedges and mint sprigs.