Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken tikka masala. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Made-from-scratch Chicken Tikka Masala recipe with the signature yoghurt marinated chargrilled chicken smothered in an incredible spice infused curry sauce. For this chicken tikka masala recipe, the yogurt helps tenderize the chicken; the garlic, ginger, and spices in the marinade infuse it with lots of flavor. Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Make ready Marinate (At least 1 Hr)
- Take 1 Cup Plain Yogurt
- Make ready 1 Tbls Lemon Juice
- Get 2 Tsp Cumin
- Make ready 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- Make ready 2 Tsp Cayenne
- Prepare 2 Tsp Black Pepper
- Make ready 1 Tbls Ginger Root
- Get 1 Tsp Salt
- Prepare 3 Lbs Chicken Breast, Bite Size Pieces
- Take Skewer and Grill
- Get Wooden Skewers
- Make ready Sauce
- Make ready 1 Tbls Salted Butter
- Take 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
- Take 1 Jalapeno, Diced
- Take 2 Tsp Cumin
- Take 2 Tsp Paprika
- Get 1 Tsp Salt
- Get 1 (8 Oz) Can Tomato Sauce
- Get 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- Get White Rice
- Prepare 2 Cups White Rice/ Couscous
- Prepare 3-4 Cups Water/ Whatever Ratio your Rice to Water is. I do 1-2
- Prepare Add Cilantro for Freshness
Kids and adults alike LOVE this dish. This Chicken Tikka Masala recipe features succulent pieces of chicken that are marinated in a yogurt sauce mingled with aromatic Indian spices, then skewered, grilled, and simmered in a luxuriously. 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.
Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- 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.
- (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)
- Preheat Grill for High Heat. Once the chicken is done marinating for at least a hour, thread it onto the soaked skewers.
- Start boiling water for the white rice/Couscous
- While your grill is pre-heating, make sure you dice your jalapeno and mince your garlic.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Start by marinating chicken in seasoned. Marinating the chicken in some yogurt while sautéing the onions and garlic with the spices helps both flavor the chicken, tenderize it, and help make a thicker finished. While you'll get the best results on your stovetop, a more convenient version of chicken tikka masala can be made using your slow cooker. An amazing Indian chicken tikka masala recipe — restaurant quality, made from scratch, and easy The chicken is tender and flavorful, simmered in a generous tikka masala sauce that's creamy, thick. And the chicken is perfectly Two.
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