Grilled Chicken Tikka - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
    2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    1 cup plain yogurt
    1 tablespoon pressed garlic
    1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
    2 1/2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
    1/3 teaspoon salt
    1/3 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
    melted butter or olive oil, for brushing
    lime, for serving
Preparation
    Clean your chicken, and cut it into cubes for threading on skewers.
    Take a fork and prick the chicken many times.
    Put lemon juice in bowl with chicken, stir well, and set it aside.
    In a large bowl, mix yogurt, garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper.
    Place the chicken in the bowl with the marinade, and marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably 4-6 hours.
    Thread chicken onto skewers.
    Heat your grill with a nice flame and place chicken skewers on the grill.
    Brush with butter or olive oil, and grill approximately 6 minutes on each side, or until done, having nice grill/char markiings.
    Once you have grilled one side for 6 minutes, turn them over and brush with butter or olive oil, and grill 6 more minutes or until done.
    Serve with lime wedges on the side for squirting on chicken pieces; YUM!

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