Chicken tikka masala
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Chicken tikka masala
Yoghurt-coated chicken cooks in a gently spiced tomato and cream sauce.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 600 gboneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 100 gnatural yoghurt
- 2 tbsptikka curry paste
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- 1onion, finely chopped
- 2 clovegarlic, crushed
- 15 gfresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 400 gchopped tomatoes
- 1 tspgaram masala
- 100 mlwater
- 100 mldouble cream
- salt, to taste
Make
Method
- 1.
Mix the chicken with the yoghurt and tikka paste until evenly coated.
- 2.
Heat the oil in a deep frying pan. Cook the onion until soft, then stir in the garlic and ginger for the final minute.
8 minutes - 3.
Add the chicken and all its yoghurt coating. Cook, stirring frequently, until the chicken has coloured on the outside.
5 minutes - 4.
Add the tomatoes, garam masala and water. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through and reaches 75°C in the centre.
15 minutes - 5.
Stir in the cream and warm gently without boiling hard. Taste and add salt as needed.
2 minutes