Recipe: To Try At Home Chicken Tikka Masala

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Chicken Tikka Masala. 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.

Butter Chicken It's easy to confuse these two Indian dishes: they're both chicken in a creamy, tomato-based, spicy sauce.

However, Indian Butter Chicken is creamier and sweeter than Chicken Tikka Masala, which is spicier and more intensely flavored.

Chicken tikka masala is a dish of yogurt-marinated and broiled chicken in a creamy, spice-infused tomato sauce.

You can cook Chicken Tikka Masala using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

  1. Prepare of Marinate (At least 1 Hr).

  2. It’s 1 Cup of Plain Yogurt.

  3. Prepare 1 Tbls of Lemon Juice.

  4. Prepare 2 Tsp of Cumin.

  5. You need 1 Tsp of Cinnamon.

  6. Prepare 2 Tsp of Cayenne.

  7. You need 2 Tsp of Black Pepper.

  8. You need 1 Tbls of Ginger Root.

  9. You need 1 Tsp of Salt.

  10. Prepare 3 Lbs of Chicken Breast, Bite Size Pieces.

  11. You need of Skewer and Grill.

  12. It’s of Wooden Skewers.

  13. You need of Sauce.

  14. It’s 1 Tbls of Salted Butter.

  15. You need 1 Clove of Garlic, Minced.

  16. Prepare 1 of Jalapeno, Diced.

  17. It’s 2 Tsp of Cumin.

  18. Prepare 2 Tsp of Paprika.

  19. Prepare 1 Tsp of Salt.

  20. Prepare 1 (8 Oz) of Can Tomato Sauce.

  21. Prepare 1 Cup of Heavy Cream.

  22. Prepare of White Rice.

  23. Prepare 2 Cups of White Rice/ Couscous.

  24. It’s 3-4 Cups of Water/ Whatever Ratio your Rice to Water is. I do 1-2.

  25. Prepare of Add Cilantro for Freshness.

It's surprisingly easy to make, and it's a great intro to Indian food for kids, as it's not too spicy.

The sauce is seasoned with garam masala, a fragrant Indian spice blend typically made from peppercorns, mace, cinnamon.

Chicken tikka masala is composed of chicken tikka, boneless chunks of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt that are roasted in an oven, served in a creamy curry sauce.

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.

Chicken Tikka Masala instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine yoghurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger, and salt. Stir in chicken, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour..

  2. (Optional) If you have Wooden Skewers, let them soak completely in a tub of water before using on chicken. This will prevent burning on the grill. Also, if you dont have a grill then you can use a cast iron skillet as a replacement for cooking the chicken. If you use the skillet then don't worry about skewering the chicken. (I suggest the grill if you have one though).

  3. Preheat Grill for High Heat. Once the chicken is done marinating for at least a hour, thread it onto the soaked skewers..

  4. Start boiling water for the white rice/Couscous.

  5. While your grill is pre-heating, make sure you dice your jalapeno and mince your garlic..

  6. Now depending on the white rice you chose you either want to start it after or before step 7. If its 10-15 mins to cook it, then do it after. Any longer then do it before step 7..

  7. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons cumin, paprika, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes..

  8. While your sauce is thickening, lightly oil the grill grate. Put Chicken on grill. Grill until juices run clear, about 5 minutes on each side..

  9. Once sauce is done simmering, add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add Rice to bowl first, put chicken and sauce on top. Add Cilantro if using..

Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks.

Combine the cubed chicken with the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, salt, cumin, garam masala, and paprika and stir until well-coated.

Line a high-sided baking pan or roasting tray with parchment paper.

And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce ever!

Add chicken, jalapeno and bay leaf.