Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken tikka masala. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Chicken Tikka Masala is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken tikka masala using 30 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Take To marinate the chicken:
- Get 500 g diced chicken breast or thighs
- Prepare 1/2 cup yogurt
- Prepare 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Get 5 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1 tbsp ginger paste
- Take 1 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
- Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Take 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- Make ready 1/2 tsp garam masala
- Make ready 30 g besen (gram flour)
- Make ready 30 ml oil
- Make ready For the sauce / gravy
- Take 20 ml oil
- Make ready 1 chopped onion
- Make ready 2 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
- Make ready 400 g chopped tomatoes
- Take 1 green chilli
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
- Make ready 1 tsp cumin powder
- Get 1 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp garam masala
- Get 1/4 tsp kasoori methi
- Prepare 2 tsp honey
- Make ready 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Get 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- Get to taste Salt
- Prepare 20 g fresh coriander for garnish
- Prepare 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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