How to Make Perfect Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken tikka masala. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Tikka Masala is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Prepare 1 Clove
  2. Make ready 2 Cardamon Pods
  3. Take Small piece of Cinnamon (2cm)
  4. Get 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
  5. Take 1 tsp Mild Madras Curry Powder
  6. Make ready 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
  7. Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
  8. Get 1 tsp ginger
  9. Prepare 1 garlic clove
  10. Prepare 3 tbsp sugar
  11. Get 1 tbsp natural yoghurt (not Greek style)
  12. Take 1 tbsp tomato purée (mixed with a little water)
  13. Make ready 4 tbsp coconut milk
  14. Take Handful fresh coriander
  15. Prepare 8 Chicken Tikka pieces (add more if desired)
  16. Get 100 ml Single Cream
  17. Prepare 1 portion base gravy (see my other recipes for this)
Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
  1. Heat oil in a pan and add the cinnamon, cloves and Cardamon pods. Fry these for two minutes on a medium heat and then remove them from the oil.
  2. Add ginger, garlic and other spices to the oil. Cook for 1 minute and then add the tomato purée and cook for a further few minutes and the add the salt.
  3. Add a portion of base gravy (around 2 ladles full). You can find the recipient for the base gravy in my other recipes. Mix this together and then add the natural yoghurt and coconut milk. Reduce this to a thicker consistency and then add the sugar.
  4. Add in the pre-cooked chicken Tikka pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes. Start adding the single cream bit by bit until you reach your desired consistency.
  5. Add most of the coriander (keeping some back for dressing your dishes) and cook until the sauce is a slightly thicker consistency.

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