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Easy Tender Homemade Beef Tikka

Easy Tender Homemade Beef Tikka is flavorful appetizer. It's made by marinating beef with a few ingredients and homemade Tikka Masala.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Marinating Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: beef recipe, beef tikka, homemade tikka masala, tikka masala
Servings: 6 skewers
Calories: 437kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs beef tenderloin (chunks)
  • olive oil

Ingredients for the paste

Instructions

Make the paste

  • In a blender, add all the ingredients for the paste. Blend it for 2 minutes in a blender until it all the ingredients turn into a paste.

Beef marination and smoked step

  • In a bowl, add beef and the paste.
  • Mix well!
  • Then add a little steel bowl on top of the beef.
  • Place a lit coal on the steel bowl. 
  • Add 1 tsp of olive oil, as soon as the smoke comes out you'd need to cover the bowl to capture the smoke for 1 minutes.
  • Lift the lid, remove the steel bowl with coal and discard it. 
  • Mix it well again. 
  • Cover it with an airtight lid and place it in refrigerator. After 2 hours to overnight.

Cook it!

  • After marination, take it out of the refrigerator.
  • Give it a good mix.
  • Place the beef chunks on skewers.
  • On a skillet or fry pan, on medium heat, add 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  • Let it heat up.
  • Place the skewers on the skillet or fry pan.
  • Let it cook on each side until the beef is fully cooked.
  • Turn off the stove.
  • Serve it with some green chutney.

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Nutrition

Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 425mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 3mg