Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken tikka masala. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Proper Chicken Tikka Masala served at good Indian restaurants is made with yoghurt marinated chicken which is then chargrilled so it has that gorgeous smokey flavour. 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. 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.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Prepare Marinate (At least 1 Hr)
- Get 1 Cup Plain Yogurt
- Get 1 Tbls Lemon Juice
- Make ready 2 Tsp Cumin
- Take 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- Get 2 Tsp Cayenne
- Get 2 Tsp Black Pepper
- Take 1 Tbls Ginger Root
- Get 1 Tsp Salt
- Make ready 3 Lbs Chicken Breast, Bite Size Pieces
- Take Skewer and Grill
- Take Wooden Skewers
- Get Sauce
- Get 1 Tbls Salted Butter
- Take 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
- Take 1 Jalapeno, Diced
- Prepare 2 Tsp Cumin
- Prepare 2 Tsp Paprika
- Take 1 Tsp Salt
- Get 1 (8 Oz) Can Tomato Sauce
- Take 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- Take White Rice
- Prepare 2 Cups White Rice/ Couscous
- Get 3-4 Cups Water/ Whatever Ratio your Rice to Water is. I do 1-2
- Make ready Add Cilantro for Freshness
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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.
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