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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.
Tikka Masala is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Tikka Masala is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tikka masala using 29 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tikka Masala:
- Prepare Sauce
- Get 1 Medium Yellow Onion
- Make ready 2 Tablespoons Red Wine (Or Alcohol of Choice)
- Make ready 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
- Prepare 4 Scallions
- Take 5 Cloves Garlic
- Prepare 28 oz can Whole Peeled/Plum/San Marzano Tomatoes
- Get 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
- Get 15 oz can Coconut Milk
- Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
- Get Spice mix
- Take 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
- Get 1/2 Tablespoon Ground Cardamom
- Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Curry Powder
- Get 1/2 Tablespoon Turmeric
- Prepare 1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
- Take 1 Tablespoon Paprika
- Prepare 1 Tablespoon Ground Coriander
- Make ready 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
- Take 1.5 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
- Take 1 Teaspoon Rosemary
- Prepare 1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (Add more if you want it spicier)
- Make ready 2 Teaspoons Dried Orange Peel (Optional)
- Get Chicken
- Get 3-4 lbs Chicken Thighs
- Take 1 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- Take 1/2 of Spice Mix
- Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil (For Frying)
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. In response to which the enterprising chef added a curry. 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. If there's one dish guaranteed to be on every Indian restaurant menu, it's chicken tikka masala, which is composed of grilled chunks of chicken enveloped in a creamy spiced tomato sauce.
Steps to make Tikka Masala:
- Combine all Spice Mix ingredients in a small bowl and stir with a fork
- Poke holes in the skin of the chicken thighs with a fork to help with absorbing marinade. Put the thighs in a large bowl.
- Add 1 Cup Yogurt and half of the spice mix to bowl with the chicken thighs, mix thoroughly. Cover and put in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- While chicken is in the fridge, finely chop a medium yellow onion, 5 cloves of garlic, and slice 4 whole stalks of scallion. Set aside.
- After chicken has marinated as long as you want, heat a large, preferably wide bottomed pot over medium high heat. When it reaches temperature, add olive oil.
- Shake off some but not all of the yogurt marinade from the chicken, and add to the pot. Save marinade in the bowl. Only do a few pieces at a time, as you want the chicken and spices to brown well. Flip once after 3 minutes, or until the bottom is browned. The chicken shouldn't be cooked through yet, it will finish cooking in the sauce. It's okay if the chicken sticks a bit, the spices will continue to toast, and you'll deglaze it later with the wine. Remove chicken to a cutting board.
- Slice chicken into bite sized pieces, and return them to the marinade bowl, coating them all over again.
- Add a little bit more olive oil to the pan, and throw in the onion and scallions. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Cook for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and the other half of the spice mix, cook another minute. Add red wine and tomato paste. Scrape all the chicken and spices that stuck to the bottom of the pot up.
- Add whole tomatoes to the pot, crush with potato masher or wooden spoon. Add crushed tomatoes. Rinse the remaining tomato juice stuck to the side of the can with water, and add about half a tomato can's worth of that liquid to the pot.
- Bring the liquid to just boiling, and add the chicken pieces along with the 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Reduce to medium or medium low, and simmer anywhere between 1-4 hours
- 40 minutes before you want to serve, add the coconut milk. Right before serving, taste for seasoning, add salt, or other seasonings to your preference.
- Serve with rice and naan
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! Tikka masala has no standard recipe. It varies from family to family in Indian culture.
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