How to Prepare Speedy Chicken Tikka Masala

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Proper Chicken Tikka Masala served at good Indian restaurants is made with yoghurt marinated chicken which is then chargrilled so it has that gorgeous smokey flavour. This is an easy recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala–chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce. Serve with rice or warm flatbreads. Slice the chicken into bite-sized chunks.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tikka masala using 31 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Take Chicken Marinade
2. Take 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat
3. Make ready 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
4. Prepare Juice of half a lemon, about 1 tbsp
5. Prepare 2 garlic cloves, minced
6. Make ready 1 " piece of ginger, minced
7. Take 2 tsp garam masala
8. Get 1 tsp turmeric
9. Get 1 tsp paprika
10. Take 1 tsp ground cumin
11. Take 1/4 tsp cinnamon
12. Make ready 1 tsp kosher salt
13. Make ready Sauce
14. Prepare 4 tbsp unsalted butter
15. Make ready 1 medium sweet onion, minced
16. Get 2 small jalapeños, seeds removed and minced
17. Take 4 cloves garlic, minced
18. Get 2 " piece of ginger, minced
19. Take 2 tsp garam masala
20. Get 2 tsp ground cumin
21. Get 1 tsp turmeric
22. Get 1 tsp ground coriander
23. Make ready 1 tsp paprika
24. Make ready 1/8 tsp cayenne
25. Make ready 1/2 tsp kosher salt
26. Make ready 1/2 cup chicken broth
27. Take 1.5 tbsp tomato paste
28. Get 23 oz tomato sauce
29. Prepare 1 tsp brown sugar
30. Make ready 1 cup heavy whipping cream
31. Prepare Chopped fresh cilatro, for garnishing

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Instructions to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Marinate and Prepare the Chicken:
2. Combine all marinade ingredients (except chicken) and mix well. Add chicken thighs and toss well to coat. Cover and marinate at least 1 hour and up to 5 hours.
3. When ready to cook chicken, place a rack inside a foil-lined, rimmed cookie sheet. Turn broiler on high, and move oven rack to 6"-8" (second level for my oven) from heating element.
4. Remove thighs and shake off excess marinade. Place on rack, not touching. Place in oven under broiler.
5. Remove sheet from oven when top has a nice char and looks mostly dry. Flip chicken pieces and char the other side. Roughly chop chicken and set aside while you prepare the sauce.
6. Prepare the Sauce:
7. Mix all dry spices together up to kosher salt, set aside.
8. Melt butter over medium-high heat in a non-reactive pot (no cast iron) until starting to foam.
9. Add jalapeños and sautee one minute. Add onions and sautee, stirring frequently until onions start to soften. Approximately 3-4 minutes.
10. Add garlic and ginger, sautee until fragrant, approximately 1 minute.
11. Add dry spice mix and stir constantly until fragrant, 30 seconds.
12. Add tomato paste and sautee until well mixed.
13. Add chicken broth to deglaze pot and reduce heat to medium.
14. Add tomato sauce and stir well. Add brown sugar and mix well. Taste at this point and salt to taste if necessary. If sauce is very thin (does not coat the spoon well), simmer a little longer to thicken.
15. Add chopped chicken, stir and cover. Let flavors combine for 5 minutes.
16. Add heavy whipping cream, stir well but do no let simmer after adding cream. Warm through and remove from heat once hot.
17. Serve with basmati rice, warm naan bread and garnish with cilantro.

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