Chicken Tikka Masala
Serves 1
Directions
- 1In goes olive oil, fresh lemon juice, a teaspoon of garlic and ginger, and a few spoons of creamy yogurt for the marinade.
- 2Drop in one small onion and as many green chillies as your taste buds can handle into the marinade mixture.
- 3Add salt, coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, anardana, amchur, paprika and chili flakes to the marinade.
- 4Blend the marinade smooth, then stir in a handful of chopped coriander.
- 5Pour the marinade over diced chicken breast and massage it in.
- 6Roast the marinated chicken at 230 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes until golden, juicy, and a bit crispy.
- 7Dice two onions and gently fry them in olive oil with a few bay leaves until they are golden and sweet to build the sauce.
- 8Stir in some more ginger and garlic paste into the fried onions.
- 9Add a splash of passata and a bit of water to loosen the sauce.
- 10Season the sauce with salt, coriander powder, cumin, garam masala, and red chili basar.
- 11Chuck in about a cup full of yogurt into the sauce and cook it down until it's thick and rich.
- 12Add the roasted chicken tikka with its juices into the sauce.
- 13Give it a good stir, cover, and let it simmer for about 5 minutes so all the flavors can meld.
- 14Finish the dish by adding some chopped tomatoes, more green chillies for extra heat, and a generous handful of coriander.
- 15Serve with buttered roti or just a spoon.
Ingredients
- olive oil
- fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic and ginger
- spoons creamy yogurt
- 1 small onion
- green chillies
- salt
- coriander powder
- cumin
- garam masala
- anardana
- amchur
- paprika
- chili flakes
- 1 handful chopped coriander
- diced chicken breast
- 2 onions
- bay leaves
- ginger and garlic paste
- passata
- water
- red chili basar
- 1 cup full yogurt
- chopped tomatoes
- green chillies
- 1 handful coriander
- buttered roti
Tips
- Roast chicken at 230 for 25 minutes until golden, juicy and a bit crispy.
- Fry onions until golden and sweet; they will caramelize naturally without added sugar.
- Cook the yogurt into the sauce until it is thick and rich.
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