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How to Cook Delicious Chicken Tikka Masala

  • By Rachel Mitchell
  • 11 Jan, 2020
How to Cook Delicious Chicken Tikka Masala
How to Cook Delicious Chicken Tikka Masala

Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I’m gonna show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Chicken Tikka Masala. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe. 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.

You can have Chicken Tikka Masala using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

  1. Prepare of Marinate (At least 1 Hr).
  2. You need 1 Cup of Plain Yogurt.
  3. Take 1 Tbls of Lemon Juice.
  4. You need 2 Tsp of Cumin.
  5. Make ready 1 Tsp of Cinnamon.
  6. You need 2 Tsp of Cayenne.
  7. Make ready 2 Tsp of Black Pepper.
  8. Make ready 1 Tbls of Ginger Root.
  9. You need 1 Tsp of Salt.
  10. Make ready 3 Lbs of Chicken Breast, Bite Size Pieces.
  11. Prepare of Skewer and Grill.
  12. Make ready of Wooden Skewers.
  13. Take of Sauce.
  14. Prepare 1 Tbls of Salted Butter.
  15. Take 1 Clove of Garlic, Minced.
  16. Make ready 1 of Jalapeno, Diced.
  17. Take 2 Tsp of Cumin.
  18. Make ready 2 Tsp of Paprika.
  19. Make ready 1 Tsp of Salt.
  20. You need 1 (8 Oz) of Can Tomato Sauce.
  21. Prepare 1 Cup of Heavy Cream.
  22. It’s of White Rice.
  23. It’s 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. Take of Add Cilantro for Freshness.

And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce ever!Chicken Tikka Masala is creamy and easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients!Full of incredible flavours, it rivals any Indian restaurant!Aromatic golden chicken pieces in an incredible creamy curry sauce, this Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is one of the best you will try!

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 don't 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 it's 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..

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

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.Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat.There are various tales about the origins of Chicken Tikka Masala, and most are along the lines of the following: That a British aristocrat was served Chicken Tikka (chicken on skewers chargrilled in a tandoor) and sent it back to the kitchen, complaining it was dry.