Chicken Tikka Masala
Ingredients:
For Marination:
- Boneless chicken - 3/4 kg
- Yogurt - 1/2 cup
- Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
- Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as needed
For masala:
- Finely chopped onion - 1/2 cup
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Green cardamom- 3 nos
- Cloves- 3 nos
- Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
- Bay leaf - 1
- Tomato puree - 1 cup
- Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
- Heavy cream - 1/2 cup
- Sugar - 1/2 tsp
- Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Oil - as needed
- Butter - 1 tbsp
- Red food colour - few drops(optional)
- Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Preparation;
- Wash well and cut the chicken into small pieces.Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients listed under marination and refrigerate it overnight.
- Preheat oven to 450 F .Arrange the marinated chicken pieces on a tray lined with aluminium foil and bake for 30 minutes.After 30 minutes, set the oven to broil mode and broil the pieces for 5 -6 minutes.Take out the chicken and set it aside.
- For masala, heat oil in a pan and splutter cumin seeds.Add in cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaves.Fry the whole spices for few seconds.
- Add in chopped onions and saute for few minutes.To this, add ginger garlic paste and saute till the onion turns translucent.
- Next, add tomato puree and cook until the oil gets separated from the mixture . To this, add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and garam masala along with enough salt and mix well.
- Add enough water and bring it to boil.To this, add the chicken pieces and mix well.Cover and cook under low flame for 10 minutes until the gravy becomes slightly thickened.
- Open the lid and add heavy cream.Add sugar and butter.Add in crushed kasuri methi.Add few drops of red food colour if needed.This is completely optional. Mix everything well.Simmer for few minutes.and switch off the flame.Add in chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with naan, chapathi or rice.
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