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This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala–chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. Serve with rice or warm flatbreads. It's easy to confuse these two Indian dishes: they're both chicken in a creamy, tomato-based, spicy sauce.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken tikka masala using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Prepare 1 kg Boneless chicken breasts
2. Make ready 5-6 garlic cloves finely grated
3. Prepare 3 tsp ginger
4. Get 2 tsp Turmeric
5. Take 2 tsp Garam Masala
6. Get 2 tsp Coriander Powder
7. Get tsp Ground Cumin2
8. Prepare 1 1/2 cup Plain curd
9. Prepare to taste Salt
10. Prepare 4 tbsp Oil
11. Take 1 Onion sliced
12. Take 1/2 cup Tomato puree
13. Take 4-5 Cardamom pods 4-5
14. Take 3 Tomatoes
15. Make ready 2 cups heavy cream
16. Make ready 3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce ever! Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks. Combine the cubed chicken with the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, salt, cumin, garam masala, and paprika and stir until well-coated. Line a high-sided baking pan or roasting tray with parchment paper.

Instructions to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. First make marinate for chicken by combining garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and cumin in a small bowl.
2. Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice mixture in a medium bowl; add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and chill minimum 4 hours. Cover and chill remaining spice mixture.
3. Heat ghee in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, tomato paste and cardamom to cook, until tomato paste has darkened and onion is soft.
4. Add remaining half of spice mixture and cook, stirring often, until bottom of pot begins to brown.
5. Add tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often and cook until sauce thickens.
6. Add cream and chopped cilantro. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 30-40 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Arrange chicken on rack in a single layer. Broil until chicken starts to blacken in spots.
8. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, add to sauce, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 8-10 minutes. Serve with rice and cilantro sprigs.

Chicken tikka masala is a dish of marinated and broiled chunks of chicken in a creamy, spice-infused tomato sauce. Alongside the requisite basmati rice, buttered peas, and naan, it makes a fabulous family feast. This version is terrific for entertaining since it can be made entirely ahead of time ??? and it's also a great intro to Indian food for kids, as it's not too spicy. Chicken Tikka Masala is creamy and easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients! Full of incredible flavours, it rivals any Indian restaurant!

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