# Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala is a dish similar to butter chicken but way better.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken breast
- salt
- pepper
- red chili powder
- cumin
- turmeric
- ginger garlic
- yogurt
- lemon juice
- tomatoes
- red onions
- oil
- 1 bay leaves
- 1 cardamon
- 2 cloves
- 2 green chilies
- 1 handful cashews
- cilantro
- ghee
- cumin seeds
- butter
- dried fenugreek leaves
- sugar
- heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Cube the chicken breast.
2. Marinate the chicken with salt, pepper, red chili powder, cumin, turmeric, ginger garlic, yogurt, and lemon juice.
3. Air fry the marinated chicken at 380 degrees for 10 minutes.
4. Dice up some tomatoes and red onions.
5. Heat up oil in a pan.
6. Add whole spices: bay leaves, cardamon, and cloves.
7. Add onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilies, tomatoes, a handful of cashews, and cilantro to the pan.
8. Add water.
9. Cook for 20 minutes.
10. Blend the mixture.
11. In a pan, add ghee, cumin seeds, red chili powder, and turmeric.
12. Add finely diced onions and tomatoes and cook them down.
13. Add the blended gravy.
14. Finish it off with butter, dried fenugreek leaves, salt, sugar, and heavy cream.
15. Add the air-fried chicken to the gravy.

## Equipment

- air fryer
- pan
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAyaibWO4ru/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e181aa4f-5cc5-4b99-8f7e-56d55aa1cf8d
- Extracted: 2025-08-20

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