This recipe is courtesy Keyan's Kitchen - God Tier Chicken Tikka Masala with some modifications by me and it is YUMMY!
Chicken Tikka
Ingredients
- 8 Boneless skinless chicken thighs - Cut into roughly 1inch cubes and soaked in lemon juice (1 lemon) [thighs are MUST since they are tender]
- Hung curd or plain yoghurt - 1 cup
- Garlic - 5-6 minced or paste cloves
- Garam masala - 1 tbsp
- Onion powder or paste - 1 onion if paste or 1 tsp if powder
- Turmeric - 1tsp
- Chicken Masala - 2 tsp
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Paprika/Normal red Chilly pwoder - 1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Oil (Sunflower) - 1 tbsp each for marination and frying
Method (Chicken Tikka)
- Marination: Remove excess lemon juice from the chicken. Mix all the above, cover it and keep in the fridge for 30-45 mins
- Take 1 tbsp oil in a Pan and heat it in high heat
- Put the chicken in the pan and set the heat to medium, cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 mins
- Turn the chicken over to cook on the other side and cover with a lid
- Check if the chicken is tender. Remove from flame and keep it aside
- Keep the remaining Oil in the Pan for Gravy
Masala (Gravy)
Ingredients
- Onions - 4-5 Finely chopped
- Tomatoes - 3-4 Pureed
- Garlic Past - 2-3 tsp
- Chicken Masala - 2 tsps
- Garam Masala - 2 tsp
- Turmeric - 1 tsp
- Kashmiri Chilly powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander leaves - 100 gms bunch, chopped
- Kasuri Methi (Dried fenugreek) - 1 tsp
- Fresh Creme - 200 ml
- Butter - 1 tbsp
Method
- In the same Pan in which you fried the chicken, add butter and mix the pan well with spatula
- Add Onions and Garlic paste and let it cook for 10 mins in medium flame. Stir occasionally.
- Once Onions turn light brown, Add Turmeric powder, chilly powder, chicken masala powder and garam masala powder and mix well.
- Let it cook in low heat for 5 minutes while stirring
- Add tomato puree and stir well. Cover the lid and let it cook for 10 mins (stir occasionally) until oil separates.
- Once the tomato is well cooked, add fresh cream and stir well.
- Add chicken tikka and 1/2 cup of water stir well and let it cook on low heat for 10 mins
- Switch off the flame and add chopped Coriander and Kasuri methi and stir well. Cover the lid for 5 mins
Sever with Jeera Rice or Chapati.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka
