Air Fryer Chicken Tikka

Name: Air Fryer Chicken Tikka
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 300 g chicken breasts; 2 peppers ((red and green)); 1 medium white onion; 3 tbsp tikka seasoning; 1 Tefal ActiFry spoon olive oil

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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.

A pile of Air Fryer Chicken Tikka on a white plate

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!

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Why should you try it?

Ready in under 30 minutes
Cheaper than takeout
Less than 300 calories per portion
Low carb and gluten free

Step by step

One: Chop peppers in to chunks and thinly slice onions.

Chunks of chopped red and green bell pepper on a circular chopping board

Two: Chop the chicken breasts in to chunks.

A white plate with chunks of chopped chicken breast

Three: Add the peppers, onion, chicken, tikka seasoning and 1 ActiFry spoon full of olive oil to the ActiFry.

An air fryer with the lid open containing chicken, vegetables and spices

Four: Put on setting 6 for 22 minutes. It will be cooked to a gorgeous golden brown.

An air fryer with the lid open containing cooked chicken, vegetables and spices

Five: Serve with dipping sauce and naan bread.

Chunks of Chicken Tikka with chopped coriander sprinkled on top

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 & temperature controls mean no need to constantly stop, shake and monitor.

Chicken tikka and chopped vegetables covered in coriander

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) and a cucumber tomato salad and put some store-bought mango chutney in a bowl.

FAQs

Can You Freeze Airfried Chicken?

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.

Extra tips

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.

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