# Pakistani Style Chicken Tikka Masala

Let's make Pakistani style chicken tikka masala.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken thighs
- yogurt
- ginger and garlic paste
- oil
- Kashmiri red chili powder
- cumin
- cardamom
- garam masala
- salt
- ghee
- onions
- mustard oil
- fire roasted tomatoes
- sugar
- heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Cube down chicken thighs.
2. Add yogurt to the chicken.
3. Add ginger and garlic paste.
4. Drizzle in a tiny bit of oil.
5. Add Kashmiri red chili powder.
6. Add cumin.
7. Add cardamom.
8. Add garam masala.
9. Finish with a healthy amount of salt.
10. Mix it well with your hands.
11. Marinate the chicken until you lose patience.
12. Spread the chicken out on a sheet tray.
13. Throw this into the oven set at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
14. Melt down some ghee in a deep pot.
15. Sauté down lots of onions.
16. Add fresh mashed ginger and garlic.
17. Add a little mustard oil.
18. Add the same spices as before.
19. Add fire roasted tomatoes.
20. Give this a nice pinch of salt.
21. Add a pinch of sugar.
22. Blend until smooth.
23. Splash in some heavy cream.
24. Drop in the cooked chicken.
25. Mix it up, drop the heat to a low, and let this marry for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- deep pot
- sheet tray
- oven
- mortar
- blender

## Tips

- This is more tomato-y than butter chicken, which is creamier.

## Source

- Original video: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/RnK6QMupaVE
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/13eb3ed8-2dcc-4441-95d2-c97a574a864c
- Extracted: 2026-03-19

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