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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 a spicy, tomato-based dish seasoned with garlic, ginger, fenugreek and garam masala.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 25 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make chicken tikka masala:

1. Take for marination
2. Get 1 . Chicken - 500gm
3. Make ready 2 . Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbspn
4. Prepare 3 . Kashmir red chilli paste - 1 and half tbspn
5. Make ready 4 . Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
6. Get 5 . Yogurt - 1/4 cup
7. Take 6 . Garam masala - 1 tspn
8. Take 7 . Lemon juice - 2 tspn
9. Take 8 . Cumin powder - 1 tspn
10. Make ready 9 . Salt
11. Make ready for gravy
12. Get 1 . Oil - 2 tbspn
13. Prepare 2 . Whole spices-cinnamon, cardamom,cloves,bay leaf,cumin seed
14. Take 3 . Onions - 2 chopped
15. Prepare 4 . Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbspn
16. Prepare 5 . Tomato puree - 1 cup (blend 2 or 3 tomatoes)
17. Prepare 6 . Green chilli
18. Get 7 . Cashew paste - 1 tbspn
19. Prepare 8 . Kaasurimethi - 2 tspn
20. Take 9 . Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tbspn
21. Take 10 . Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
22. Prepare 11 . Tomato ketchup - 1 tbspn
23. Take 12 . Salt
24. Prepare 13 . Coriander leaves
25. Get 14 . Fresh cream - 1 tbspn

There are various tales about the origins of Chicken Tikka Masala, and most are along the lines of the following: That a British aristocrat was served Chicken Tikka (chicken on skewers chargrilled in a tandoor) and sent it back to the kitchen, complaining it was dry. In response to which the enterprising chef added a curry. And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce ever! Chicken Tikka Masala is creamy and easy to make right at home in one pan with simple ingredients!

Steps to make chicken tikka masala:

1. Maarinate chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste, kashmir red chilli paste, salt, turmeric powder, yogurt, garam masala powder, lemon juice, cumin powder and mix well. Let them rest for 1-2 hours.
2. After 2 hrs Heat oil in a pan shallow fry) u can grill also ) the chicken pieces and cook for 3-4 minutes on high heat & keep aside.
3. FOR GRAVY : Heat oil in a pan add all the whole spices(cinnamon, cardamon cloves bay leaf cumin seeds.)saute it.
4. To this add onions saute it well till they are lightly brown in colour.
5. Add ginger garlic paste tomato puree (blend 2-3 tomatoes)green chillies & saute it well till the oil separates.
6. To this add cashew paste,kasoorimeti, kashmiri chillypowder, turmeric,salt,tomato ketchup & mix well till it gets a creamy consistency.
7. At last add the fried chicken peices & mixwell & for more gravy add little water &cover the lid for 5min in a low flame.
8. Finally top up with chopped coriander & fresh cream (optional)&enjoy with naan or chappatti !

Full of incredible flavours, it rivals any Indian restaurant! Aromatic golden chicken pieces in an incredible creamy curry sauce, this Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is one of the best you will try! Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. 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.

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