Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbls butter or ghee; 1 onion, finally chopped; 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped; 1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbls ground cumin; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp tumeric; 1 can (14 oz) tomato sauce; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tbls white sugar; 1 tbls vegetable oil; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces; 1/2 tsp curry powder; 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste (optional); 1 tsp white sugar, or to taste (optional); Chopped cilantro (optional)

Angie @Rekcah

Monroe, Washington

This is one of my comfort foods. It has quite a few ingredients, but if you do all the prep and have everything right there it is very quick and easy to make.

Angie @Rekcah

Monroe, Washington

This is one of my comfort foods. It has quite a few ingredients, but if you do all the prep and have everything right there it is very quick and easy to make.

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Ingredients

2 tblsbutter or ghee
1onion, finally chopped
1/2red bell pepper, chopped
1/2yellow bell pepper, chopped
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tblsground cumin
1 tspsalt
1 tspground ginger
1 tspcayenne pepper
1/2 tspground cinnamon
1/4 tsptumeric
1 can (14 oz)tomato sauce
1 cupheavy whipping cream
2 tsppaprika
1 tblswhite sugar
1 tblsvegetable oil
2skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 tspcurry powder
1/2 tspsalt, or to taste (optional)
1 tspwhite sugar, or to taste (optional)
Chopped cilantro (optional)

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Steps

1

Heat butter or ghee in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion, peppers until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
2

Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir chicken into hot oil, sprinkle with curry powder and sear chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 3 minutes, stir often.
3

Stir in garlic, and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in cumin, 1 tsp salt, ginger, cayenne, cinnamon and tumeric, fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
4

Stir in tomato sauce, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes, then mix in cream, paprika and 1 tbls sugar. Bring sauce back to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until sauce has thickened, 10-15 minutes.
5

Transfer chicken and any pan juices Into the sauce. Simmer chicken in sauce until no longer pink. About 30 minutes. Adjust salt and sugar to taste.
6

Serve over basmati or jasmine rice. Top with chopped cilantro.
7

Note: sugar is optional in this recipe. The bell peppers (to me) add enough sweetness. You can also adjust the cayenne level to your liking. The heavy cream really tames down the heat.
8

Enjoy!!