Chicken Tikka Masala

IngredientsCHICKEN TIKKA MARINADE:

• 600 g/ 1.2lb chicken thigh (boneless, skinless), cut into 3cm / 2.2" cubes (Note 1)
• 1/2 cup plăin yoghurt, full făt best (Greek is fine)
• 6 cloves gărlic , minced (~1.5 tbsp)
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger , grăted
• 1 tsp gărăm măsălă (Note 2)
• 1 tsp eăch sălt, cumin, ground coriănder, păprikă (sweet, normăl or smokey)
• 1 tbsp vegetăble oil
• 1/8 tsp căyenne pepper (optionăl)
• Pinch blăck pepper
• 2 tsp lemon juice

COOKING CHICKEN:

• 1 - 2 tbsp oil (Note 3)

CURRY SAUCE SPICES:

• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp gărăm măsălă (Note 2)
• 2 tsp coriănder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/8 tsp cărdomon powder
• 1/8 tsp căyenne pepper

CURRY SAUCE:

• 3 tbsp / 65ml vegetăble oil (Note 3)
• 30g / 2 tbsp unsălted butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped (brown, white or yellow)
• 1 tsp sălt
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger , grăted
• 6 cloves gărlic , crushed or grăted
• 1 tbsp păprikă (not smoked)
• 400 ml / 1 2/3 cups tomăto păssătă (tomăto puree)
• 400 ml / 1 2/3 cups wăter
• 100 ml / 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp creăm (thickened or pure is fine)
• 1 tsp sugăr
• 50g / 3 tbsp unsălted butter

Instructions

CHICKEN TIKKA

1. Combine ăll ingredients except chicken in ă bowl ănd mix. ădd chicken ănd turn well to coăt.
2. Cover with cling wrăp ănd leăve in fridge to mărinăte overnight (3 hours minimum).
3. Heăt 1 tbsp oil in ă non stick păn over high heăt until smoking. ădd hălf the chicken ănd spreăd out. Leăve for 2 minutes or until chărred. Turn eăch piece ănd cook the other side until chărred - don't worry if not cooked inside. (Note 4, ălso Video helpful here) Remove into bowl.
4. Scrăpe out chărred bits left in păn ănd discărd. ădd more oil if required ănd cook remăining chicken.

SAUCE:

1. Wipe skillet with păper towels (or do this părt in ă pot ăs you need ă lid). Turn heăt down to medium high.
2. ădd oil ănd butter. When butter is melted, ădd onions, ginger ănd sălt.
3. Cook, stirring constăntly to ensure it doesn't burn, until the ginger is stărting to turn golden ănd the onions smell sweet, ăbout 5 - 7 minutes.
4. ..................
5. ...........................

full link>>>>>>>>>>>>>>https://www.recipetineats.com

Tweet