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Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

	Nikki85 / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago i love all sorts of curries, and my little 3yr old loves them too, so i wanted to start making my own as there are so many food colours and additives in the bought varieties! my daughter loves this!! Prep:30m Cook:15m Servings:4	Nikki85
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Ingredients

6 cloves of garlic

3 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled

2-3 fresh red chillies, deceeded

olive oil

1 tbsp mustard seeds

1 tbsp paprika

2tsp ground cumin

2tsp ground coriander

3tbsp garam masala

200g natural yoghurt

4 medium chick breasts, cut into large chunks

1tbsp butter

2 medium onions peeled, finely sliced

2tbsp tomatoe puree

small handful of ground cashews or almonds

sea salt

115ml double cream

a handful of fresh coriander, chopped

juice of 1-2 limes

Directions

grate the garlic and gingeron the finest side of your grater, and set aside.chop the chillies as finely as u can and mix them in with the ginger and garlic.

heat a good splash of oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. when they start to pop, add them to the ginger and garlc mixture, along with the paprika, cumin, ground coriander and 2tbsp of the garam masala.

put half this mix in a bowl and add the yog and chicken, stir and leave to marinate for half hour.

melt the butter in the pan u cooked the mustard seeds in, add the onions and other half of your spice mix.

cook slowly on a low heat for 15mins, without browning.

add the tomatoe puree, ground nuts,1 pint of water and half tsp of salt. stir well and simmer for for few mins.

reduce the sauce till it thickes a kittle bit, and set aside.

place the marinated chicken under a hot grill or on a gridddle pan and cook through

warm the sauce, add the cream and other tbsp of garam masala.

bring to boiling then remove from the heat, add the chicken stir and sprinkle with the chopped coriander.

serve with some lovely basmati rice or a rice of your choice, some popadoms or naan.

enjoy!!!

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Comments

misslionheart 1 year, 8 months ago said:
OMG! I'm so hungry! I only ever make Uncle* Be*s curries nowadays....

(Feeling a bit homesick, too. I thing the "English' Indian restaurants are the best!);-)

waterlily 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This sounds wonderful! I'll be trying it soon. Thanks for sharing!

thepiggs 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I do enjoy a good Tikka Masala now and again. This is now on my list to make!
Thanks for sharing with us.

rivet 1 year ago said:
Thank you for the recipe, it looks great. I love Thai food and this version looks wonderful. I think its gonna be great for a middle of winter dinner!

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