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Marinated, grilled chicken cooked in a creamy, flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
Marinate
- 2 lbs/ 900g chicken thighs boneless and skinless
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp kashmiri chili powder
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- 5 oz/ 150g greek yogurt
Cook
- 1 large Yellow Onion about 1.5 cups, chopped
- 2 green chiles slit and deseeded, pith removed
- 1 lb/ 450g Tomatoes about 5 medium, chopped
- 4 tbsps Butter
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 mace
- 1 small piece of cinnamon stick
- 5 Cardamom Pods pods removed
- 2 tsps kashmiri chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 cup/ 60ml heavy cream add 1/2 - 3/4 cup if you like
- 2.5 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 1/2 tsp kasuri methi leaves dried fenugreek leaves
- Vegetable Oil a few tablespoons
Instructions
- Put 3 shallow cuts in each chicken thigh and put in a bowl. Add ½ tsp salt, 1 tablespoon of kashmiri chili powder, 2 tsps minced garlic, 2 tsps minced ginger, 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, 5 ounces or 150g of greek yogurt or strained regular yogurt so it’s thick. Mix this really well. Cover and marinate in the fridge for at least three hours or overnight.
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit or 220 degrees celsius. Cover baking sheet with foil so cleanup is easy. Put a rack on top of the baking sheet and oil the rack well. Place the chicken on the rack. Cook the chicken in the heated oven for 25 minutes. Broil it for another 5 minutes. When cool, cut up the chicken into bite size pieces.
- Heat up a pan and pour a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the cumin seeds, when you smell them, add the cinnamon, cardamom and mace. Sauté for 20 seconds. Add the onion, a little salt and sauté until golden. Add 2 tsps garlic, 1 tsp ginger, sauté for a minute. Add 2 tbsps butter, the chopped tomatoes and a little salt. Cover and cook until tomatoes are soft and you can mash them easily. Stir occasionally. When the tomatoes are done, leave it aside to cool a little bit before blending. When cool, blend until smooth. Pour the blended mixture into a sieve and strain to make a creamy, smooth sauce. Don’t forget to scrape off all the sauce on the outside of the sieve.
- Heat up a pan and add 2 tbsps butter. On low heat, add ½ tsp of minced garlic,1 tsp minced ginger and 2 green chiles slit and deseeded. Let this cook for a minute on low, don’t let the butter brown. Add 2 tsps kashmiri chili pwdr, ½ tsp garam masala, stir for a few seconds and add the strained sauce and ½ cup of water. Add salt to taste.
- If your sauce is too sour, add a little sugar or honey. Bring the sauce to a boil, then cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken. Cover and simmer for 3 mins. Add heavy cream, about ¼ cup. Rub kasuri methi in the palm of your hands and add. Mix and taste. If you like more cream, add it now. Simmer just for a minute and the dish is ready.
- You can cook the chicken on a grill, a pan on the stovetop or the oven. This chicken tikka masala is perfect served over basmati rice or any type of bread.
This recipe looks delicious. I have not had chicken tikka masala before. This will be an adventure for me. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Fran,
I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Stumbled on this recipe through reddit last year, have done it a few times since and planning on doing it this weekend. Just to say, thanks for posting it, it’s so tasty!!
Happy you liked it, Josh 🙂
Hi Anita,
I immediately followed you from your YouTube to your blog, because it’s much easier to understand in English.
I’m from Malaysia, an I liked that you speak very clear English. It helps me understand better. Though there are many Indian recipes in YouTube, I choose to follow your channel because it’s easy for me to understand.
I love that you even list out the ingredients here makes it easy to follow. Keep on sharing. I love Indian food.
We have alot of mamak restaurants here in Malaysia.
Hi Shahrina,
I’m so glad that you find my recipes easy to understand. Enjoy 🙂
My son made this dish and it was amazing. Wonderful depth of flavor. I can’t wait to make it myself.
This recipe is my go to for Tikka masala, it’s amazing. Thank you
Glad you like it!