# 1 pan Chicken Tikka Masala Rice

This recipe shows how to make one pan chicken tikka masala rice with raita in less than an hour, which gives three servings.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup Plain Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp Fresh lime or lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 0.25 tsp Turmeric
- 3 Chicken thighs
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 Cilantro
- 1 cup Red onion
- 1 cup Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 2 cup Water or Chicken stock
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 0.25 tsp Red Chili powder
- 0.5 tsp Cumin powder
- 3 tbsp Red onion
- 3 tbsp Tomato
- 3 tbsp Cucumber
- 1 Green Chili
- 2 tbsp Freshly Chopped Coriander

## Instructions

1. Add yogurt, ginger garlic paste, lime or lemon juice, salt, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and turmeric in a bowl and whisk it up.
2. Coat your chicken thighs in the mixture and let it marinate for several hours or immediately start searing it on a high heat pan.
3. Finely chop cucumber, cilantro, red onion, and tomatoes.
4. Once you get a good char on both sides of chicken thighs, take it off and set it aside.
5. Drop the heat to medium high, add ghee, onions, and ginger garlic paste. Cook until onions are soft and translucent.
6. Add tomatoes and the same seasonings as before, cook it till they turn soft and mushy.
7. Add washed basmati rice, mix it up, and add the remaining marinade and water or chicken stock.
8. Add the chicken back on top, once it starts boiling, cover and let it cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Drop heat to simmer after covering.
9. While that's cooking, make the raita by adding yogurt, water, salt, red chili powder, cumin powder, finely chopped red onion, tomato, cucumber, green chili, and freshly chopped coriander in a bowl and whisking it up.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHYwS6MxBQU/?igsh=YzljYTk1ODg3Zg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4791a589-47c4-40ce-9ac9-c74b2ab7b293
- Extracted: 2025-04-24

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