
What is chicken tikka masala? It is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken in a delicious creamy spice-infused tomato sauce. Usually served with basmati rice and naan. There are multiple claims to its place of origin such as the Indian subcontinent and the UK. It is one of the most popular dishes in the UK.
The chicken tikka masala recipe is very similar to the Butter Chicken recipe.
How do you make this amazing dish at home? Well first we need to check what are the ingredients will be required to make this dish.
INGREDIENTS 1 – FOR MARINATION:
Things you will need to marinade the chicken:
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Boneless Chicken (cut it into bite sizes) – 700g
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Olive oil – 1 tbsp
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Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
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Ginger Paste – 1 tsp
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Natural Greek Style Yoghurt – 120g
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Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
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Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
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Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
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Paprika Powder – 1 tsp
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Cumin Powder – 1 tsp
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Garam Masala – 2 tsp
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Salt – 1 tsp
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Fresh Lemon Juice 1 tbsp
INGREDIENTS 2 – TO MAKE THE SAUCE:
Things you will need to make the sauce:
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Cream of Tomato Soup- 800g (2 cans of 400g available in most supermarkets)
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Garlic & Ginger paste – 1 tsp each
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Cooking Oil/ghee – 100g
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Butter – 50g
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Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
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Garam Masala – 2 tsp
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Coriander Powder 1 tsp
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Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
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Paprika Powder 1 tsp
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Cumin Powder 1 tsp
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Tomato Puree – 150g
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Lemon Juice 1 tbsp
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Salt 1 tsp
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Honey/brown sugar 1 tsp
INGREDIENTS 3 – FOR THE DRESSINGS:
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Double Cream 150ml
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Freshly Chopped Coriander
DIRECTIONS OF COOKING:
STEP 1: MARINADE THE CHICKEN FIRST:
Put the chicken In a bowl and add all the ingredients from INGREDIENTS – 1. Mix it well and seal it with the cling film and leave it in the fridge for 15 minutes.
STEP 2 – MAKE THE SAUCE:
Now let’s make the sauce. Use a non-stick medium or large cooking pot. Place the pot on the cooker and add 100g oil/ghee and 50g butter, 800g of tomato soup, garlic and ginger paste 1 tsp each, tomato puree 150g then turn on the heat to gas mark 5 for about 3-4 minutes then put it down to 1.
Then add rest of the ingredients from INGREDIENTS – 2. Mix it all gently and let it cook on a low heat for 10 minutes with lid on.
STEP 3: TIME TO PUT THE CHICKEN ON THE GRILL:
Here are two ways you can cook the chicken:
OPTION 1 – On Skewers. To experience the most delicious chicken tikka, grill the chicken on skewers to get the BBQ-like taste!