While you feel like there should be a secret combo of whole Pakistani spices that give out robust Tikka flavor, the reality is staying away from whole spices and undermining whole spices flavors to bring out tikka flavor. The smoking does a great job here. And you get a very delicious tikka flavor without excessive thirst or heartburn that comes with too much use of commercial spice mixes. The below recipe has a very authentic taste very much like a restaurant without premade-spice mix but you can substitute red chili flakes with spice mix if you want a sharper taste.
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