How to Prepare Tasty Chicken Tiki Masala

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Chicken Tiki Masala. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. What is Chicken Tikka Masala This dish is made with chicken that gets marinated in a spicy curry sauce with plain yogurt and cooked with tomatoes, spices, and more plain yogurt.

Chicken Tiki Masala Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the tomato mixture and chicken to the pan and mix together. Combine garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and cumin in a small bowl. You can cook Chicken Tiki Masala using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tiki Masala

  1. Prepare of Chicken breast.
  2. It's of Lemon juice.
  3. Prepare of Cumin.
  4. It's of Yogurt.
  5. Prepare of Cinnamon.
  6. You need of Cayenne pepper.
  7. You need of Ground pepper.
  8. Prepare of Ginger root.
  9. You need of Butter.
  10. You need of Garlic.
  11. It's of Jalapeño pepper.
  12. Prepare of Paprika.
  13. You need of Tomato sauce.
  14. You need of Heavy cream.
  15. It's of Cilantro.

Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice mixture in a medium bowl; add chicken and turn to coat. Tikka masala has no standard recipe. It varies from family to family in Indian culture. Traditionally, chicken is marinated in the yogurt and spice mixture and cooked in a tandoori oven.

Chicken Tiki Masala instructions

  1. In large bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 2tsp cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, and ginger. Stir in chicken, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour..
  2. Preheat grill for high heat..
  3. Lightly oil grill. Thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Grill about 5min on each side..
  4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 minute..
  5. Season with 2 tsp of cumin and paprika. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes..
  6. Add grilled chicken and simmer 10 min. Garnish with cilantro.

Place the chicken on the grill, shaking off some of the excess marinade. Heat canola oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Chicken Tikka Masala is an Indian favourite along with Butter Chicken and Biryani. Serve with Basmati Rice and add a side of Homemade Flatbreads to mop up the sauce!