Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken in a spiced curry sauce. This sauce is creamy and orange in color.Authentic chicken tikka masala is usually made with yogurt marinated chicken.

Ingredient:

6 Garlic , cloves
4 tsp Ginger (finely grated)
4 tsp ground turmeric
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 cup yogurt
salt to taste
2 cups heavy cream
3 tsp oil
1 small onion (diced)
1/4 cup tomato paste
6 cardamons (crushed)
2 dried red chilli
2 lb boneless chicken breasts
2 boiled tomatoes (peeled).

Preparation-

1- Take a bowl , whisk yogurt and salt. Now add half of garlic , ginger , turmeric , garam masala , coriander powder and cumin in a bowl.

2- Trim chicken breasts or thighs into bite sized pieces.

3- Add trimmed chicken into above mixture and turn to coat in above mixture.

4-Cover & chill 4-6 hrs

5- Heat ghee in a large heavy pot over medium heat

6- Add onion , tomato paste , cardamon and chillies and cook. Stir it until tomato paste has darkened and onion is soft

7- Add remaining half of spices mixture and cook

8- Add tomatoes with juices crushing with you hands as you add them in mixture

9- Bring to a boil , reduce the heat and cook until the sauce thicken . Simmer it for 8-10 minutes

10-Add cream and simmer it until the mixture get creamy. Add salt to taste.

11-Meanwhile, In a large bowl , heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium-high heat.

12- Add the chicken mixture & cook for about 6-7 minutes , until they are cooked through

13-Now add cooked chicken into sauce and simmer , stirring occasionally until chicken mix with the sauce properly.