chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka  masala is a dish where chicken is marinated in yogurt and spices and cooked in tomato and cream sauce.This dish  is served in all Indian restaurant and is a very popular dish among the people of all origin and around the world. Some people believe that this is a British dish but it is cooked in all Indian house and restaurants. Chicken tikka masala is creamy , rich and is very tasty and is packed with flavor.This is my version of tikka masala.


Recipe
Marinate
1chicken breast cut in bite size pieces.
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon tumeric
1/2 teaspoon coriander(ground)
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 tablespoon garlic paste
1 tablespoon ginger paste
juice of 1/2 of lime

2 tablespoon yogurt
 salt to taste
1 teaspoon canola oil
Place chicken in a bowl and add all the ingredients  ,mix and marinate it  for
30 minutes'.Grill the chicken or broil it or just cook the chicken in a pan for couple of minutes.Chicken will be fully cooked in the sauce.

 Sauce
2 tomatoes cut in chunks
1/2 onion cut in chunks
2 Serrano peppers
1 teaspoon tumeric
1  teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1/ teaspoon garam masala
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 tablespoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon peanut powder
 salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon oil
2 tablespoon cream
Method
1.Roast tomato ,onion and Serrano pepper at 350 for about 10 minutes or until the juices comes out.
2.Blend tomato onion and Serrano pepper and peanut until smooth.Heat  oil in a skillet ,add cumin ,ginger and garlic let it cook for a minute.
3.Add turmeric coriander chilli powder ,cayenne pepper and mix it well.Then stir in tomato mixture, toss everything together.Add in salt to taste and black pepper and mix it,Cook it for about 10 minutes, then add in your chicken , cover and let cook until chicken is cook through.Finally pour in cream and cook for another 10 minutes or until the sauce thicken. Serve over rice

There are 48 different ways of cooking chicken tikka. and this is one of it.Try it out but don't forget to leave a comment.Enjoy.
Note Pataks tikka paste can be used for quicker results and is available in all Indian stores.