Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken tikka masala. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Chicken Tikka Masala is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 25 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- Take Marinate (At least 1 Hr)
- Make ready 1 Cup Plain Yogurt
- Prepare 1 Tbls Lemon Juice
- Prepare 2 Tsp Cumin
- Take 1 Tsp Cinnamon
- Take 2 Tsp Cayenne
- Make ready 2 Tsp Black Pepper
- Take 1 Tbls Ginger Root
- Make ready 1 Tsp Salt
- Take 3 Lbs Chicken Breast, Bite Size Pieces
- Make ready Skewer and Grill
- Prepare Wooden Skewers
- Get Sauce
- Prepare 1 Tbls Salted Butter
- Prepare 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
- Get 1 Jalapeno, Diced
- Take 2 Tsp Cumin
- Prepare 2 Tsp Paprika
- Make ready 1 Tsp Salt
- Get 1 (8 Oz) Can Tomato Sauce
- Make ready 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- Make ready White Rice
- Get 2 Cups White Rice/ Couscous
- Take 3-4 Cups Water/ Whatever Ratio your Rice to Water is. I do 1-2
- Prepare Add Cilantro for Freshness
Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:
- In a large bowl, combine yoghurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, black pepper, ginger, and salt. Stir in chicken, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- (Optional) If you have Wooden Skewers, let them soak completely in a tub of water before using on chicken. This will prevent burning on the grill. Also, if you don't have a grill then you can use a cast iron skillet as a replacement for cooking the chicken. If you use the skillet then don't worry about skewering the chicken. (I suggest the grill if you have one though)
- Preheat Grill for High Heat. Once the chicken is done marinating for at least a hour, thread it onto the soaked skewers.
- Start boiling water for the white rice/Couscous
- While your grill is pre-heating, make sure you dice your jalapeno and mince your garlic.
- Now depending on the white rice you chose you either want to start it after or before step 7. If it's 10-15 mins to cook it, then do it after. Any longer then do it before step 7.
- Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and jalapeno for 1 minute. Season with 2 teaspoons cumin, paprika, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.
- While your sauce is thickening, lightly oil the grill grate. Put Chicken on grill. Grill until juices run clear, about 5 minutes on each side.
- Once sauce is done simmering, add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add Rice to bowl first, put chicken and sauce on top. Add Cilantro if using.
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