Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken tikka masala. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Chicken Tikka Masala is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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 recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken tikka masala using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Take 1 Clove
2. Prepare 2 Cardamon Pods
3. Prepare Small piece of Cinnamon (2cm)
4. Take 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
5. Prepare 1 tsp Mild Madras Curry Powder
6. Get 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
8. Take 1 tsp ginger
9. Get 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. Prepare Handful fresh coriander
15. Get 8 Chicken Tikka pieces (add more if desired)
16. Get 100 ml Single Cream
17. Make ready 1 portion base gravy (see my other recipes for this)

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.

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.

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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