Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the popular dish in the United Kingdom. It is also considered as a national dish. It is made from marinated roasted chicken in an oven with the spiced creamy curry sauce. You can try this easy chicken tikka masala recipe at home. It is a plate full of deliciousness.

Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless chicken thigh 

1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons garam masala
1 cup yogurt
1 pressed lemon juice
salt

Sauce:

1.5 large onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste

2 teaspoons cumin powder

1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon chilli powder

2 teaspoons garam masala

2  cups tomato sauce

1 cup warm water

1 cup cream
1/2 teaspoon sugar

chopped fresh cilantro leaves
vegetable oil 
salt

Instructions:

Cut the chicken into small cubes.

Mix the chicken with yogurt, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, cumin, coriander powder, salt and garam masala. For better taste refrigerate it overnight.

Preheat the oven to 500 degree Fahrenheit.

Place the marinated chicken pieces over the baking pan.

Bake for about 14 minutes, until meat turns to brown color and until it is properly cooked.

After meat is cooked place it into a dish.

Now we need to prepare the sauce: heat the oil in a medium flame and add onions. Fry onions until it turns to golden brown color, add cumin, coriander powder, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder, stir it and cook the spices for 4-5 minutes.

Add tomato sauce, fry it until sauce becomes thick. Add sugar, warm water, cream in the sauce, stir it and cook it in a low flame until bubbles appears on the sauce. Finally, chicken tikka masala is ready.

Place it into a dish, garnish curry with cilantro and enjoy it with rice or roti.

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