Recipe of Award-winning Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala.

Chicken Tikka Masala

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have chicken tikka masala using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

{Make ready 1.5 lb of chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes.
{Prepare .5 tsp of salt.
{Take .5 tsp of garlic powder.
{Take 1 tsp of garam masala.
{Prepare 5 oz of plain yogurt.
{Make ready of sauce:.
{Take .5 tbsp of butter.
{Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
{Get 2 tsp of fresh ginger, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger.
{Get 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
{Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala.
{Take 1 tsp of tandoori masala.
{Take 1 cup of heavy cream.
{Prepare of basmati rice, for serving.
{Get 1/2-1 cup of peas, if desired.

Instructions to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

Cut up chicken and put in 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and garam masala. Coat chicken mixture with yogurt. Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably over night..
Preheat oven to 400 F. Bake chicken for 30 minutes, or until pieces reach 165 F. Check temp after 25 minutes and stir. Remove foil for the last few minutes of cook time if necessary..
Cook rice. Mince garlic and ginger..
Heat a deep saucepan on medium. Add butter, garlic, and ginger. Fry for 30 seconds, then add tomato paste until desired color and flavor is achieved. Wisk while cooking for 1 minute..
Add tandoori masala and garam masala and cook an additional 30 seconds..
Wisk in chicken cooking liquid. Then add cream and wisk until smooth..
Add cooked chicken to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Add frozen peas during the last few minutes of cook time, if desired..
Serve over cooked rice..

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