How to Prepare Chicken Tikka Masala in 13 Minutes for Family

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Learn, how to make Indian Chicken Tikka Masala, chicken tikka masala recipe, punjabi chicken tikka Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the very popular chicken recipe of India after Butter Chicken. Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Combine the cubed chicken with the yogurt, lemon juice.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Prepare 3 lb boneless skinless chicken (thighs or breasts)
2. Take 3 tablespoons toasted ground cumin
3. Make ready 3 tablespoons toasted paprika
4. Prepare 2 tablespoons toasted ground coriander seed
5. Make ready 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
6. Get 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
7. Get to taste cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, star anise and cardamom
8. Get 12 cloves garlic
9. Take 3 tablespoons fresh ginger
10. Make ready 1 1/2 cups whole plain yogurt
11. Get 3 oz fresh lemon juice
12. Get 2 tbsp salt
13. Get 4 tablespoons butter
14. Prepare 1 onion, thinly sliced
15. Make ready 28 oz can whole peeled tomatoes, roughly smashed
16. Take 1 cup heavy cream
17. Take very small amount of cilantro (is there dried?)
18. Make ready naan and basmati rice

This easy and delicious homemade recipe tastes just like the best Indian restaurant. This dish is made with chicken that gets marinated in a spicy curry sauce with plain yogurt and cooked with tomatoes, spices, and more plain yogurt. This Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe is so easy to make right at home using simple and delicious ingredients including spices, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, ginger, cream, and butter. Chicken Tikka Masala is made in two parts with a spiced yogurt and lemon marinade on the chicken and a creamy tomato spiced sauce that are combined after cooking much like Butter chicken.

Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Pierce them with a fork. Place in large ziploc. Set aside
2. Combine spices in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside 3 1/2 tablespoons of mixture. Combine remaining mixture, 8 cloves of garlic, 2 tablespoons ginger, yogurt, 3oz lemon juice and salt in large bowl and whisk to combine. Pour mixture into chicken ziploc. Remove air and seal. Mix well. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours.
3. After marinating is done, heat butter in large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat until melted and foaming subsides. Add onions, 4 tablespoons garlic and 2 tablespoons ginger. Cook, stirring frequently, until dark and beginning to char (about 10 minutes).
4. Add reserved spice mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cilantro (optional), scraping any browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer for 15 minutes, then puree using either a hand mixer or transferring to a blender. Add cream and lemon juice and stir in.
5. Back to the chicken! Line a broiler pan with heavy duty aluminum foil and preheat the broiler with the rack set 6 inches below broiler element. Wipe excess marinade off chicken and place on foil-lined pan. Broil until charred and blackened on surface, about 5-6 minutes (chicken will not be completely cooked through—this is ok). Transfer to cutting board and allow to rest 10 minutes.
6. Transfer chicken chunks to pot of sauce. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro (if using), then serve immediately with rice and/or naan

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. 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.

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