Recipe: Perfect Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala.

You can cook Chicken Tikka Masala using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

1. You need 1 kg of Boneless chicken breasts.
2. You need 5-6 of garlic cloves finely grated.
3. You need 3 tsp of ginger.
4. You need 2 tsp of Turmeric.
5. You need 2 tsp of Garam Masala.
6. It's 2 tsp of Coriander Powder.
7. It's tsp of Ground Cumin2.
8. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Plain curd.
9. It's to taste of Salt.
10. Prepare 4 tbsp of Oil.
11. Prepare 1 of Onion sliced.
12. You need 1/2 cup of Tomato puree.
13. You need 4-5 of Cardamom pods 4-5.
14. Prepare 3 of Tomatoes.
15. It's 2 cups of heavy cream.
16. Prepare 3/4 cup of chopped fresh cilantro.

Chicken Tikka Masala step by step

1. First make marinate for chicken by combining garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and cumin in a small bowl..
2. Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice mixture in a medium bowl; add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and chill minimum 4 hours. Cover and chill remaining spice mixture..
3. Heat ghee in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, tomato paste and cardamom to cook, until tomato paste has darkened and onion is soft..
4. Add remaining half of spice mixture and cook, stirring often, until bottom of pot begins to brown..
5. Add tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often and cook until sauce thickens..
6. Add cream and chopped cilantro. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 30-40 minutes..
7. Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Arrange chicken on rack in a single layer. Broil until chicken starts to blacken in spots..
8. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, add to sauce, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, 8-10 minutes. Serve with rice and cilantro sprigs..