# Chicken Tikka Masala

This is an easy-to-make chicken tikka masala recipe that tastes amazing.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 450 g chicken breast
- 3 tbsp plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 tsp chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp ground coriander
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 0.5 tsp chilli powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 450 g tomato passata
- 100 ml double cream
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp butter
- salt
- black pepper
- fresh coriander
- oil

## Instructions

1. Dice some onion.
2. Grate some garlic.
3. Grate some ginger.
4. Add chopped chicken to a bowl.
5. Add yogurt to the chicken.
6. Add garlic and ginger to the chicken.
7. Add garam masala to the chicken.
8. Add paprika to the chicken.
9. Add turmeric to the chicken.
10. Add cumin to the chicken.
11. Add ground coriander to the chicken.
12. Add chili powder to the chicken.
13. Add salt to the chicken.
14. Add black pepper to the chicken.
15. Add lemon juice to the chicken.
16. Mix the chicken and spices thoroughly.
17. Cook the chicken in a pan until it gets some color, then remove it from the pan.
18. Add the diced onions to the pan where the chicken was cooked.
19. Cook the onions for a few minutes.
20. Add a splash of water and scrape up all the flavor from the bottom of the pan.
21. Add the same spice mix used earlier to the pan.
22. Add garlic and ginger to the pan.
23. Add tomato paste to the pan.
24. Crush up a bay leaf to release the flavor, then add it to the pan.
25. Let this cook away for 30 seconds.
26. Add tomato passata to the pan.
27. Mix the ingredients in the pan.
28. Let the sauce simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes.
29. Remove the bay leaf from the sauce.
30. Blend the sauce until smooth.
31. Pour the blended sauce back into the pan.
32. Add a pinch of garam masala to the sauce.
33. Add a touch more salt to the sauce.
34. Add some cream to the sauce.
35. Add honey to the sauce to balance the flavors.
36. Add a little bit of butter to the sauce.
37. Mix the sauce.
38. Add the cooked chicken back into the sauce.
39. Let this simmer away for about 5 minutes.
40. Finish it off with some cream.
41. Garnish with fresh coriander.

## Equipment

- knife
- chopping board
- grater
- bowl
- pan
- ladle
- spoon
- blender

## Tips

- Ideally, marinate the chicken for at least an hour for better flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdxrN7X9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/22da61f6-55b6-47a2-a6de-9d35de85089c
- Extracted: 2025-08-06

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