Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Flatbreads and Kachumber. And the chicken is perfectly tender with the creamiest, most flavor-packed sauce I had no one to share this chicken tikka masala with! So I had all four servings in one whole day. This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala--chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce.
Everything is made in the same pan, so the flavour of the meat transfers. For this chicken tikka masala recipe, the yogurt helps tenderize the chicken; the garlic, ginger, and spices in the marinade infuse it with lots of flavor. Combine garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and cumin in a small bowl. You can have Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Flatbreads and Kachumber using 34 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Flatbreads and Kachumber
- It's of For the chicken marinade.
- Prepare 3 of chicken breasts diced into bite size pieces.
- Prepare 125 ml of Greek yoghurt.
- You need 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
- Prepare 2 cloves of minced garlic.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of minced ginger.
- You need 2 tsp of salt.
- It's 2 tbsp of masala blend.
- Prepare of For the sauce.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of vegetable oil.
- You need 2 tbsp of minced garlic.
- It's 1 of large onion finely chopped.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of minced ginger.
- It's 3 tbsp of masala blend.
- You need 2 tsp of ground turmeric.
- It's 1 tbsp of tomato puree.
- You need 1 tin of chopped tomatoes.
- You need 250 ml of water.
- Prepare 250 ml of Greek yoghurt.
- It's Handful of coriander chopped to garnish.
- It's of For the Flatbreads.
- You need 6 tbsp of self raising flour.
- It's 6 tbsp of Greek yoghurt.
- Prepare Splash of olive oil.
- You need 2 of garlic cloves minced.
- It's of Few knobs of butter.
- Prepare of Few pinches of chopped fresh parsley.
- Prepare of For the kachumber.
- It's Half of cucumber deseeded and chopped.
- You need 3 of tomatoes deseeded and chopped finely.
- Prepare 1/2 of red onion chopped finely.
- Prepare of Juice of 1/2 lemon or juice from whole lime.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need of Fresh coriander.
Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice. This chicken tikka masala recipe is easy and delicious. 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.
Chicken Tikka Masala with Garlic Flatbreads and Kachumber instructions
- Combine all marinade ingredients with the chicken, mix well and refrigerate for at least an hour but ideally overnight. Fry your chicken on a hot pan, skewer and grill or bake in oven at 230 degrees for 15-20 minutes..
- To make the sauce, heat oil in a large pot over medium heat and saute onion, garlic and ginger until tender. Add masala blend and turmeric. Stir well for up to one minute ensuring spices cooked well. Stir in tomato purée, tinned tomatoes and water. Bring to the boil and cook for about five minutes. Then pour some yoghurt in..
- Remove chicken from the oven and add to the sauce mix, cooking for another 2-3 minutes. Add more yoghurt if preferred. Garnish with coriander..
- For the flatbreads, mix the self raising flour and yoghurt in a bowl and knead using extra flour if required. Splash some olive oil on the surface and roll out 4 naan breads. Fry breads on hot pan and finish off under grill with garlic parsley butter. I melted few knobs of butter with 2 chopped garlic cloves and some fresh parsley and allow them to cool before brushing on the bread..
- For the kachumber, mix the cucumber, red onion and tomato in a bowl with lemon juice and salt. Allow to mix for 5-10 minutes then garnish with fresh coriander..
Chicken tikka masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken (chicken tikka) in a spiced curry. The curry is usually creamy and orange-coloured. The sauce is so finger licking good, I promise you'll go back for seconds and thirds. The chicken is first marinated in a spicy yogurt mixture than grilled until. I've created a lightened up, dairy-free Chicken Tikka Masala with Cauliflower and Peas in the Instant Pot to satisfy my craving for Indian food!