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Saffron Chicken Tikka Recipe

Name: Saffron Chicken Tikka
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1080 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 350 grams chicken breasts; 0.5 inch cinnamon stick; 1 cardamom seeds; 2 cardamom seeds; 5 cloves; 2 chillies; 0.5 tsp garlic paste; 0.5 tsp ginger paste; 8 pepper corns; 1 pinch saffron; 2 tsp milk; 3 servings salt; 9 skewers; 9 skewers

This chicken tikka gets its distinctive color and aroma from saffron, which steeps in warm milk before joining the marinade. The marinade itself is built from freshly toasted and ground whole spices, along with ginger and garlic pastes. A long marination, ideally overnight, is key here, letting the chicken absorb all those flavors for a tender result. Once it's had its rest, the chicken is ready for skewers and cooking.

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September 17, 2026

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gluten-free high-protein meal prep make-ahead spicy healthy

About this recipe

Saffron Chicken Tikka is a Indian starter recipe that takes about 45 min from start to finish and serves 3. It calls for 14 ingredients across 5 steps, and is rated medium. A serving works out at around 160 kcal with roughly 25 g of protein. Filed under gluten-free, high-protein, meal prep and make-ahead.