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An Indian takeaway classic - this Airfried Chicken Tikka is perfectly cooked chunks of chicken seasoned in tikka spice and served with dips and naan bread for an easy dinner that is ready in just 20 minutes. A great starter for an Indian themed dinner party too.
One of our goals for this year was to order less takeaway in a bid to save money, and be a little bit healthier. It's so much easier to stick to that goal when we make our own healthier alternatives to our favourite takeaways and this Chicken Tikka is made every week. It's a New Year's Revolution, not a resolution!
If you are looking for some more air fryer chicken recipes, try our Air Fryer Popcorn Chicken, Air Fryer Chicken Breast, Air Fryer Whole Chicken or Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets.
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Why you will love it
- Ready in under 30 minutes
- Cheaper than takeout
- Less than 300 calories per portion
- Low carb and gluten free
Ingredients needed
- Chicken breast
- Onion
- Bell peppers
- Oil
- Tikka seasoning
A full ingredients list with measurements is in the recipe card below.
How to make Air Fryer Chicken Tikka - Step by step
One: Chop the peppers into chunks and thinly the slice onions.
Two: Chop the chicken breasts into chunks.
Three: Add the peppers, onion, chicken, tikka seasoning and 1 ActiFry spoon full of olive oil to the ActiFry.
Four: Put on setting 6 for 22 minutes. It will be cooked to a gorgeous golden brown.
Five: Serve with dipping sauce and naan bread.
Healthy fried chicken
This chicken is comforting, but still light and healthy thanks to cooking it in our Tefal ActiFry. Tefal challenged us to turn an unhealthy treat around as part of their New Year's Revolution challenge, and we are always up for a challenge.
They sent us our very own dinner spinner to choose what meal we were going to create. We just gave it a whirl it chose Indian. Chicken Tikka was an obvious choice.
Air fried food
Air fried chicken is deliciously succulent chunks of chicken that have been cooked in our Tefal ActiFry - which is one of our most used kitchen appliances. The ActiFry is the UK's leading low-fat fryer brand, offering you a healthy way to fry.
We cook chips (fries) in it at least twice a week and they are the best homemade chips we have ever made (using only 1 spoonful of oil you can make tasty, crispy chips with only 3% fat), but there is SO much more you can do in it.
From fries to stir-fries, curries to con carne, the ActiFry stirs up endless mealtime versatility. It can even cook desserts. The unique stirring paddle cooks your food to perfection. And all the air fryer recipes are much healthier than most deep fried or just fried foods.
Automatic stirring, timing and temperature controls mean no need to constantly stop, shake and monitor.
What to serve this with
We think this makes a great starter, side dish or light lunch as it's so quick and easy. We served it with some naan bread, an easy homemade cucumber raita (mint yogurt) some cucumber tomato salad and a small bowl of mango chutney.
FAQs
You can freeze this chicken, however it will be a little dry once defrosted and reheated. It's so simple to cook in the air fryer, that it's best to just eat it from fresh.
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Recipe
Air Fryer Chicken Tikka
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken breast
- 2 Bell peppers - (red and green)
- 1 Onion
- 3 tablespoon Tikka seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
Instructions
- Chop the peppers into chunks and thinly slice the onions.
- Chop the chicken breasts in to chunks.
- Add the peppers, onion, chicken, tikka seasoning and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the air fryer.
- Put on setting 6 for 22 minutes.
Notes
- Not a fan of Indian spices? You could use Mexican, or even a mild Italian season blend instead.
- Make this in to a more filling meal by serving it with some rice as well as naan, dip and salad.
- Like things on the spicier side? Add an extra teaspoon of chilli powder to the tikka seasoning.
Heidy L. McCallum
Hello there! Just wanted to drop by and check out this awesome looking recipe! I would love to make this soon because by the looks of your images I have been missing out on a really delish looking recipe. Yum'd for later!
Ps. Happy Early Valentines Day!
Gloria
I just got an air fryer...and I need to give this a try. I was just saying I need to make something in it this weekend. Maybe this will be it.
Cindy Gordon
YES for air fryer recipes! I"ll be watching for your site for even more inspiration! Its amazing what you can cook up in them!
Lizet
This sounds amazingly easy to make. Love chicken tikka and I'm so looking forward to trying this recipe!
Noelle
Love my air fryer, can't wait to try this!
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
I love making homemade chicken tikka but haven't yet tried it in the air fryer. It looks delicious, I'm definitely going to give it a go.
Amy | The Cook Report
I am loving everything about this! Indian food is my favourite and this looks like the perfect thing to serve up for a party
Traci
We absolutely LOVE chicken tikka here! What a simple recipe, packed with flavor. Thanks for sharing! :)
Tisha
You can literally see all the flavor in this dish!!
Pam
I have not jumped on the air fryer bandwagon yet, but with this recipe I'm ready! This will be the first one I try.
Cindy @ The Sweet Nerd
This looks like a perfect last minute, weeknight, throw-together dinner! Hooray - I'm always looking for those. Healthy, too. Thanks for the Mexican spice tip - would work well for fajitas.
Suzy
Ooh great recipe for my air fryer!
Natalie
So easy and so delicious. My kid loves tikka and I love this Air fryer. Can't wait to make him this. But first I must get that fryer.
Valentina
I love Indian flavors and this recipe sounds delicious. I have an air fryer, but haven't tried anything like this in it. Sounds like fun!
Cindy Gordon
Another WIN for the air fryer! 100% yes!!!
Eden | Sweet Tea and Thyme
Love that you used the air fryer, this looks so easy to make. Pinning for later!
Julia
This looks so easy to make! Gotta finally buy that air-fryer :)
kim
Absolutely love this recipe! It's so flavorful and easy! Definitely one that I'll be making again and again!
Veena Azmanov
This looks so delicious and super healthy too. Love the Air Fryer option to this recipe. This can be an awesome party option too.
Liz
Such perfect timing! We got Indian food last night and my mom got Chicken Tikka and loved it! Now I can make it for her in my air fryer!