Chicken Tikka Masala
Flavoursome, spicy dish to tickle the taste buds!
Ingredients
- 500-750g Chicken Breast diced or fillets
- 1 medium chopped Onion
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- Coriander
- Fresh/Ground Ginger
- 1 tspoon Turmeric
- 2 tspoons Cumin
- 1 tspoon Garam Masala
- Red Chillies/Chilli Powder - Half to 1 tspoon depending on taste
- Chopped Tomatoes/tinned tomatoes
- 1 tspoon Paprika
- 1 tbspoon Tomato Puree
- 1 tbspoon Yoghurt or stock/cornflour if required
- 1-2 tbspoons Olive Oil
Please note that our recipes are an approximate guideline - Quantities along with ingredients are totally adaptable to suit personal taste, consistency and density as well as portion sizes.
Method
For maximum flavour marinade your chicken in the required spices and refridgerate before cooking
Fry off the chicken in a pan with some oil, adding the onions and garlic to soften until the chicken is cooked through
If your adding fresh chillies add these now
If you haven't marinated the chicken before-hand, add your various spices to taste
Mix in your tomato puree
Add and stir in the chopped tomatoes
You may choose to add some yoghurt to help thicken the sauce and take the heat out of the spices, stir in. (Optional)
If you like it hot, perhaps use a stock cube or a spoonful of cornflower to thicken
Add water if required
Stir in some fresh or ground coriander
Let simmer for approx 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
Serve and top with a few coriander leaves and/or a few slices of chilli pepper,
Serve with rice or cauliflower rice, a nann bread, poppadoms or the accompaniment of your choice
