Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chicken tikka masala. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Chicken Tikka Masala is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 30 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Prepare To marinate the chicken:
- Take 500 g diced chicken breast or thighs
- Prepare 1/2 cup yogurt
- Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Get 5 cloves garlic
- Get 1 tbsp ginger paste
- Take 1 tsp cumin powder
- Get 1 tsp turmeric
- Get 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Make ready 30 g besen (gram flour)
- Get 30 ml oil
- Make ready For the sauce / gravy
- Take 20 ml oil
- Get 1 chopped onion
- Make ready 2 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
- Get 400 g chopped tomatoes
- Make ready 1 green chilli
- Get 1 tsp turmeric
- Get 1 tsp cumin powder
- Get 1 tsp coriander powder
- Make ready 1/4 tsp garam masala
- Prepare 1/4 tsp kasoori methi
- Take 2 tsp honey
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Take 20 g fresh coriander for garnish
- Take 10 ml single cream for garnish
Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- To begin, make the gram flour roux by warming the flour with 20ml of the oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat. Mix and cook out a little, then set aside.
- To marinate the chicken, add the ginger-garlic paste, yoghurt, ground spices and salt to a large bowl and mix well. Add the boneless chicken thighs, gram flour roux and remaining 10ml oil and mix well to combine. Transfer to a container and leave to marinate for a minimum of 4 hours in a fridge. Prefer overnight marinate.
- To make the sauce, heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the ginger-garlic paste and green chilli, sauté for a couple of minutes, then add the onions, cook till they translucent. Add chopped tomatoes, salt, chilli powder, cardamom powder, kasoori methi, cumin powder, turmeric and garam masala. Add half cup of water and simmer for 20 minutes, covered with a lid.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degree C to gas mark 6. Allow the marinated chicken to come up to room temperature for roughly 30 minutes before grilling.
- Place the chicken tikka on a wire cooking rack (with a drip tray below) and grill in the oven for 10–15 minutes. Turn on the grill and finish cooking the chicken tikka on the top shelf, turning occasionally until brown at the edges. Remove and set aside
- To serve, heat the onion and tomato sauce in a pan and add the chicken and the honey.
- Serve drizzled with cream and a garnish of fresh coriander. Enjoy with your choice of chapati, Rice or Naan bread.
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