Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 lb chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes; .5 tsp salt; .5 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 5 oz plain yogurt; sauce:; .5 tbsp butter; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tsp fresh ginger, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp tandoori masala; 1 cup heavy cream; basmati rice, for serving; 1/2-1 cup peas, if desired

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Leverett, MA

Chicken Tikka Masala

Firl Family Recipes @firl

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Ingredients

4 servings

1.5 lbchicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
.5 tspsalt
.5 tspgarlic powder
1 tspgaram masala
5 ozplain yogurt
sauce:
.5 tbspbutter
2garlic cloves, minced
2 tspfresh ginger, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsptomato paste
1 tspgaram masala
1 tsptandoori masala
1 cupheavy cream
basmati rice, for serving
1/2-1 cuppeas, if desired

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Steps

1

Cut up chicken and put in 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and garam masala. Coat chicken mixture with yogurt. Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably over night.
2

Preheat oven to 400 F. Bake chicken for 30 minutes, or until pieces reach 165 F. Check temp after 25 minutes and stir. Remove foil for the last few minutes of cook time if necessary.
3

Cook rice. Mince garlic and ginger.
4

Heat a deep saucepan on medium. Add butter, garlic, and ginger. Fry for 30 seconds, then add tomato paste until desired color and flavor is achieved. Wisk while cooking for 1 minute.
5

Add tandoori masala and garam masala and cook an additional 30 seconds.
6

Wisk in chicken cooking liquid. Then add cream and wisk until smooth.
7

Add cooked chicken to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Add frozen peas during the last few minutes of cook time, if desired.
8

Serve over cooked rice.