Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe!

Ingredients for marination

• chicken breast

• plain Greek yogurt

• Lemon juice

• garam masala

• salt

Ingredients for the gravy

• Onions

• Ginger

• Garlic

• Vegetable oil

• Ghee

• Cumin powder

• Garam masala

• Salt

• Red chili powder

• Tomato purée

• Heavy whipping cream

Steps:

• marinate the chicken

• Take the chicken breast and cut into small pieces

• In a bowl, add two large spoons of plain greek yogurt, chicken, one spoon of garam Masala, one spoon of salt, squeeze half a lemon and marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes

• Pour vegetable oil in a skillet

• Wait for the oil to heat up and once heated, put pieces of chicken in the skillet and cook at least one minute on each side

• Prepare the gravy

• Put one spoon of ghee and some vegetable oil in a large pan and wait until it is heated

• Once heated up, pour finely chopped onions into the pan and wait for the onions to turn translucent

• Once onions are cooked, take some fresh ginger and 3-4 cloves of garlic and grate into the pan

• Let cook for about one minute

• Add one spoon of Garam Masala, one spoon of cumin powder, and one spoon of salt and wait about 30 seconds to cook

• Add either tomato purée or freshly chopped tomatoes

• Add red chili powder

• Let cook for 10 minutes on medium heat until the mixture has turned thick

• Take an immersion blender and create a fine purée of onions and tomatoes in the pan

• Once the purée is smooth, add a bit of water and let cook for another 1-2 minutes

• Finally add the previously cooked chicken into the puree

• Add a bit of heavy whipping cream and let cook for 8-10 minutes until the chicken has cooked through

• Add some dried fenugreek and your chicken tikka masala is ready!!