Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala

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Chicken Tikka Masala is one of my favourite dishes, and this recipe is the bomb! Everything is made in the same pan, so the flavour of the meat transfers. Made-from-scratch Chicken Tikka Masala recipe with the signature yoghurt marinated chargrilled chicken smothered in an incredible spice infused curry sauce. Chicken Tikka Masala is absolutely one of my favorite dishes!

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken tikka masala using 31 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Make ready Chicken Marinade
  2. Make ready 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat
  3. Take 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  4. Get Juice of half a lemon, about 1 tbsp
  5. Take 2 garlic cloves, minced
  6. Get 1 " piece of ginger, minced
  7. Take 2 tsp garam masala
  8. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
  9. Make ready 1 tsp paprika
  10. Take 1 tsp ground cumin
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  12. Take 1 tsp kosher salt
  13. Make ready Sauce
  14. Take 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  15. Prepare 1 medium sweet onion, minced
  16. Take 2 small jalapeños, seeds removed and minced
  17. Get 4 cloves garlic, minced
  18. Get 2 " piece of ginger, minced
  19. Get 2 tsp garam masala
  20. Make ready 2 tsp ground cumin
  21. Get 1 tsp turmeric
  22. Prepare 1 tsp ground coriander
  23. Prepare 1 tsp paprika
  24. Make ready 1/8 tsp cayenne
  25. Get 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  26. Get 1/2 cup chicken broth
  27. Make ready 1.5 tbsp tomato paste
  28. Take 23 oz tomato sauce
  29. Get 1 tsp brown sugar
  30. Make ready 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  31. Prepare Chopped fresh cilatro, for garnishing

Chicken tikka masala is a dish of marinated and broiled chunks of chicken in a creamy, spice-infused tomato sauce. Sure, it might take two days to throw together, but when you pair it with some fluffy steamed rice or buttery, garlic naan, it's well worth the wait. 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.

Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Marinate and Prepare the Chicken:
  2. Combine all marinade ingredients (except chicken) and mix well. Add chicken thighs and toss well to coat. Cover and marinate at least 1 hour and up to 5 hours.
  3. When ready to cook chicken, place a rack inside a foil-lined, rimmed cookie sheet. Turn broiler on high, and move oven rack to 6"-8" (second level for my oven) from heating element.
  4. Remove thighs and shake off excess marinade. Place on rack, not touching. Place in oven under broiler.
  5. Remove sheet from oven when top has a nice char and looks mostly dry. Flip chicken pieces and char the other side. Roughly chop chicken and set aside while you prepare the sauce.
  6. Prepare the Sauce:
  7. Mix all dry spices together up to kosher salt, set aside.
  8. Melt butter over medium-high heat in a non-reactive pot (no cast iron) until starting to foam.
  9. Add jalapeños and sautee one minute. Add onions and sautee, stirring frequently until onions start to soften. Approximately 3-4 minutes.
  10. Add garlic and ginger, sautee until fragrant, approximately 1 minute.
  11. Add dry spice mix and stir constantly until fragrant, 30 seconds.
  12. Add tomato paste and sautee until well mixed.
  13. Add chicken broth to deglaze pot and reduce heat to medium.
  14. Add tomato sauce and stir well. Add brown sugar and mix well. Taste at this point and salt to taste if necessary. If sauce is very thin (does not coat the spoon well), simmer a little longer to thicken.
  15. Add chopped chicken, stir and cover. Let flavors combine for 5 minutes.
  16. Add heavy whipping cream, stir well but do no let simmer after adding cream. Warm through and remove from heat once hot.
  17. Serve with basmati rice, warm naan bread and garnish with cilantro.

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. Chicken Tikka Masala - tender chunks of marinated chargrilled chicken in a creamy mild sauce with garlic, ginger and spices. Kids and adults alike LOVE this dish. Chicken Tikka Masala is a delicious creamy tomato sauce based Indian recipe made with white meat chicken and plenty of bold spices including garlic, ginger, cumin and coriander.

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