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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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:
- Prepare Chicken Marinade
- Prepare 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat
- Prepare 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- Make ready Juice of half a lemon, about 1 tbsp
- Take 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Get 1 " piece of ginger, minced
- Make ready 2 tsp garam masala
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
- Take 1 tsp paprika
- Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Take 1 tsp kosher salt
- Prepare Sauce
- Take 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- Make ready 1 medium sweet onion, minced
- Get 2 small jalapeños, seeds removed and minced
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Get 2 " piece of ginger, minced
- Prepare 2 tsp garam masala
- Make ready 2 tsp ground cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
- Make ready 1 tsp ground coriander
- Prepare 1 tsp paprika
- Get 1/8 tsp cayenne
- Get 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Get 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Make ready 1.5 tbsp tomato paste
- Get 23 oz tomato sauce
- Prepare 1 tsp brown sugar
- Get 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Make ready Chopped fresh cilatro, for garnishing
Chicken tikka masala recipe - Learn to make the best Indian chicken tikka masala that yields one Tikka meaning a chunk or a cube is marinated and grilled to perfection and then cooked in a gravy to. And the chicken is perfectly Two. I had no one to share this chicken tikka masala with! So I had all four servings in one whole day.
Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Marinate and Prepare the Chicken:
- 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.
- 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.
- Remove thighs and shake off excess marinade. Place on rack, not touching. Place in oven under broiler.
- 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.
- Prepare the Sauce:
- Mix all dry spices together up to kosher salt, set aside.
- Melt butter over medium-high heat in a non-reactive pot (no cast iron) until starting to foam.
- Add jalapeños and sautee one minute. Add onions and sautee, stirring frequently until onions start to soften. Approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Add garlic and ginger, sautee until fragrant, approximately 1 minute.
- Add dry spice mix and stir constantly until fragrant, 30 seconds.
- Add tomato paste and sautee until well mixed.
- Add chicken broth to deglaze pot and reduce heat to medium.
- 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.
- Add chopped chicken, stir and cover. Let flavors combine for 5 minutes.
- Add heavy whipping cream, stir well but do no let simmer after adding cream. Warm through and remove from heat once hot.
- Serve with basmati rice, warm naan bread and garnish with cilantro.
I had no one to share this chicken tikka masala with! So I had all four servings in one whole day. Chicken tikka masala is a great introduction to cooking Indian food. Although it's not as traditional as most curries, it's flavorful and easy to make at home. Chicken Tikka Masala - tender chunks of marinated chargrilled chicken in a creamy mild sauce with garlic, ginger and spices.
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