Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala

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This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala–chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. Serve with rice or warm flatbreads. It's a spicy, tomato-based dish seasoned with garlic, ginger, fenugreek and garam masala.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Get boneless skinless chicken (thighs or breasts)
  2. Prepare toasted ground cumin
  3. Get toasted paprika
  4. Make ready toasted ground coriander seed
  5. Get ground turmeric
  6. Make ready cayenne pepper
  7. Take cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, star anise and cardamom
  8. Take garlic
  9. Make ready fresh ginger
  10. Take whole plain yogurt
  11. Get fresh lemon juice
  12. Prepare salt
  13. Prepare butter
  14. Prepare onion, thinly sliced
  15. Take can whole peeled tomatoes, roughly smashed
  16. Take heavy cream
  17. Get very small amount of cilantro (is there dried?)
  18. Get naan and basmati rice

Add the chicken and toss to coat. There are various tales about the origins of Chicken Tikka Masala, and most are along the lines of the following: That a British aristocrat was served Chicken Tikka (chicken on skewers chargrilled in a tandoor) and sent it back to the kitchen, complaining it was dry. In response to which the enterprising chef added a curry. Butter chicken turned into chicken tikka masala when restaurant chefs started using boneless tandoori chicken kebabs (chicken tikka) in order to meet the growing demand for the dish.

Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Pierce them with a fork. Place in large ziploc. Set aside
  2. Combine spices in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside 3 1/2 tablespoons of mixture. Combine remaining mixture, 8 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons ginger, yogurt, 3oz lemon juice and salt in large bowl and whisk to combine. Pour mixture into chicken ziploc. Remove air and seal. Mix well. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours.
  3. After marinating is done, heat butter in large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat until melted and foaming subsides. Add onions, 4 tablespoons garlic and 2 tablespoons ginger. Cook, stirring frequently, until dark and beginning to char (about 10 minutes).
  4. Add reserved spice mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cilantro (optional), scraping any browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer for 15 minutes, then puree using either a hand mixer or transferring to a blender. Add cream and lemon juice and stir in.
  5. Back to the chicken! Line a broiler pan with heavy duty aluminum foil and preheat the broiler with the rack set 6 inches below broiler element. Wipe excess marinade off chicken and place on foil-lined pan. Broil until charred and blackened on surface, about 5-6 minutes (chicken will not be completely cooked through—this is ok). Transfer to cutting board and allow to rest 10 minutes.
  6. Transfer chicken chunks to pot of sauce. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro (if using), then serve immediately with rice and/or naan

Chicken Tikka Masala is creamy and easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients! Full of incredible flavours, it rivals any Indian restaurant! Aromatic golden chicken pieces in an incredible creamy curry sauce, this Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is one of the best you will try! And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce ever! Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks.

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