Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

4.91 from 22 votes

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

Easy Chicken Tikka Masala with a handful of spices so that you can recreate this dish at home. This is my quick weeknight dinner meal. The tomato-based curry is a real comfort meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

marinating (optional)30

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: servings

Calories: 455kcal

Author: Helene Dsouza

Ingredients

For the marination:

10.6 Ounces Chicken Boneless cut into cubes
⅛ Cup Yogurt
1 Teaspoon Coriander Seeds Ground
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Whole
¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
1 Teaspoon Turmeric Ground
½ Teaspoon Cinnamon Ground
½ Teaspoon Red Chili Pepper or Cayenne Pepper Powder
1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic *see Notes for options

For the curry cooking:

2 Tablespoons Butter or Clarified Butter
1 Onion choped
1 Piece Bay Leave
1 Tomato diced
5 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce unflavored
3 ½ Tablespoons Table Cream or Heavy Cream
½ Cup Water or Broth for extra flavor
To Taste Salt optional
Cilantro fresh, to top

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Instructions

For the marination, place chicken cubes into a large bowl.
10.6 Ounces Chicken Boneless
Add in the yogurt, coriander seed powder, cumin seed powder, black pepper powder, turmeric, cinnamon, red pepper powder/cayenne powder, and ginger garlic.
⅛ Cup Yogurt, 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds Whole, 1 Teaspoon Coriander Seeds Ground, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground, 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Ground, ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon Ground, ½ Teaspoon Red Chili Pepper, 1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic
Mix everything well so that the chicken is evenly coated with the marination. The longer you keep it marinate the better for the flavor, however, if you are in a hurry just marinate it as long as you can spare time and then continue with the preparation.
For the cooking process, heat a deep pan and add the butter. Add in the onion and cook soft.
2 Tablespoons Butter, 1 Onion
Add a piece of bay leaf to the pan and let it cook for a minute. This will bring out the bay leaf flavors.
1 Piece Bay Leave
Throw in the diced tomato and stir cook until a bit soft. Don't let them burn on.
1 Tomato
Add in your tomato sauce with the cream and mix the whole pan contents well. Pour in the water, mix again, cover and let it cook until the tomato has softened considerably.
5 Tablespoon Tomato Sauce, 3 ½ Tablespoons Table Cream
Now you can add in the chicken with the marination, and the water and salt. Mix it all well!
½ Cup Water, To Taste Salt
Cover and cook on medium heat until chicken is soft.
Pick out and discard bay leaf.
Garnish with fresh cilantro (aka coriander)

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Notes

Use homemade Ginger and Garlic paste or finely grated ⅓ Ginger and chopped ⅔ Garlic. You can also prepare ginger and garlic pastes separately. OR simply buy ginger garlic paste. Store-bought ginger garlic paste is convenient but the homemade version tastes better. The homemade paste is my choice because it tastes pure and mixes into the curry.

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