Easy Chicken Tikka Masala
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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1 pot
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 small onions
- 5 garlic cloves, finely minced
- seeds from 10 cardamom pod (or 1 tsp ground)
- 1 teaspoon peppercorn
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (optional, but I love it)
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup yogurt (I use fat free)
- 3⁄4 cup half-and-half cream
- 1 1⁄8 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
directions
- Make your spice blend: Put the cardamom seeds, peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin and pepper flakes in a spice grinder and -- grind.
- Melt 2 Tbsp butter in a large skillet. Saute onions until they begin to caramelize.
- Add garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add your spice blend, ginger, garam masala (if using) and paprika.
- Stir everything together until it's well combined and let it all mix together in the skillet for a few minutes.
- Add tomatoes and water and stir everything together. Turn your heat down and simmer for about 10-15 minutes - it will thicken up a little and reduce.
- Whisk the yogurt into the sauce, then add the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter and the half and half, and whisk everything together.
- When the sauce is simmering again, add the chicken pieces and let it simmer until they are completely cooked.(about 10 minutes).
- Serve over rice, hopefully with some kind of bread to sop up all the sauce.
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Reviews
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Since i do not mix meat and dairy I used soy yogurt and soy half-and-half cream. I also used the option of ground spices, thank you for mentioning the substitution amount. When done I found that it was a bit lacking in salt and added 3/4 teaspoon which lifted the taste. Thank you for a good tikka masala recipe!
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Lildebbie, I'm glad to see more tikka masala recipes turning up where the meat is cooked in the sauce: there has been a misunderstanding that "tikka masala" requires grilled meats. Actually, depending on where you travel in India, you will more typically find tikka ('bite-sized") meats cooked in the sauce, casserole style. This recipe is quite typical, and I'm happy I tried it!
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