Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala is a South Asian dish based on Indian-style roast chicken chunks (chicken tikka) in a tomato, curry sauce. The cross-cultural popularity of the dish in the United Kingdom led former Labour foreign secretary Robin Cook to proclaim it as "Britain's true national dish".[1] Indian dishes such as Murgh Makhani or Butter Chicken are similar in preparation and taste to Chicken tikka masala. In Pakistan, it is also known as Chicken Masala[2] or Tandoori Chicken Masala.
-- Wikipedia
That says it all. The curry sauce/gravy recipe is not etched in stone and so there are several popular versions of chicken tikka masala. Mine is just one simple easy way to serve this delicious dish - well, at least D thinks it is divine - I am primarily vegetarian so I use the masala for vegetable curries a lot...
The neat thing about this recipe for me is that it is the same masala from Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani. Instead of heavy cream, I used some canned evaporated milk for the rich creaminess without all the fat.
Ingredients:
see Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani for the masala paste ingredients
boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into chunks
1- 1½ cup canned evaporated milk
1 can tomato purée or crushed stewed tomatoes
1 Tbsp or so dark brown sugar
salt to taste
cilantro for garnish
- Prepare the masala and marinate the chicken just as in the Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani recipe, reserving half the masala paste to be used in the gravy/curry sauce
- Then, pan-sear the marinated chicken pieces in a cast iron skillet and cook the chicken pieces till done but not overdone as they turn rubbery
- Meanwhile, start the curry sauce - add the reserved masala paste, a cup of canned evaporated milk, tomato purée, brown sugar and allow it to simmer over low heat
- When chicken is done, add it to the curry sauce and simmer some more, adjust flavors
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