Chicken Tikka Masala

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This chicken tikka masala recipe was creamy, spicy, savory and aromatic. It's a common Indian recipe that I highly recommend everyone try.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: chicken tikka masala, indian food, indian cuisine, grilled chicken, chicken recipe, dinner recipes, grilling recipes, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade Ingredients

2 large Chicken breasts
1 Lemon
2 Garlic cloves
2 tbsp Yogurt
1 tbsp Ginger paste
2 tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp Salt
1.5 tsp Cumin
1.5 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Pepper

Curry Sauce Ingredients

20 Cashews
5 Tomatoes
4 Red onions
2 Green cardamoms
2 Garlic cloves
1-2 Green chilies (optional)
1 Bay leaf
1 Black cardamom
1 cup Cilantro
1/2 cup Water
1/2 cup Heavy cream
2 tbsp Ghee
2 tbsp Butter
2.5 tbsp Red chili powder
1 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Dried fenugreek leaves
2 tsp Cumin
2 tsp Coriander powder
2 tsp Turmeric
2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

Chicken Marinade Instructions

Cube up chicken breasts into bite size pieces. Add to a large mixing bowl.
To the chicken, add 2 tbsp yogurt, freshly squeezed lemon juice, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1 tbsp minced ginger, 2 tsp red chili powder, 1.5 tsp cumin, 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Mix the marinade ingredients with the chicken cubes.
Allow the chicken to marinate in the sauce for at least 1 hour. Ideally, this should go in the fridge overnight.
Melt 1 tbsp ghee or butter to grease up the pan and add the marinated chicken cubes. Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reads 160 degrees. Remove if from the pan.

Curry Sauce Instructions

Chop 4 tomatoes into quarters and cut 3 thicker slices of red onion. Chop up 1-2 green chilies - this is optional.
On a clean pan, add some ghee again or oil. Add a bay leaf, 2 green cardamom's pods, a black cardamom pod, and 2 cloves. Toss them around in the pan allowing the aromatics to be released.
Next add in the chopped onions and sauté until they are nice and soft.
Add the rest of the veggies which include the chopped tomatoes, chilies, garlic, ginger, a handful of cilantro and cashews. For the spices, add salt, black pepper, cumin, coriander powder, turmeric, 1.5 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder, garam masala and a 1/2 cup of water. Mix it all together and stir occasionally over medium heat. Total cook time is about 5 minutes.
Once all the veggies are soft and tender, transfer then into a food blender. Make sure to remove the bay leaf and black cardamom pod before blending the ingredients.
Chop up a red onion and tomato and set aside. Ona clean pan, a 1 tsp ghee again. Add cumin seeds, 1 tsp red chili powder, turmeric, and the chopped veggies. Sauté for 3-4 minutes and add in the blended curry sauce.
To finish the recipe, add in some butter, heavy cream and fenugreek leaves. Drop on the grilled chicken cubes and mix everything together.
Sprinkle some freshly chopped cilantro over the aromatic chicken tikka masala, serve with some basmati rice or garlic naan.

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