Chicken Tikka Masala by Jamie Oliver

Submitted by LifeIsGood

"A popular curry recipe. Suggested to serve with rice. A cold beer wouldn't hurt either. :) Classic! (Prep time includes 30 minutes of marinating time)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 inches fresh ginger, peeled
• 2 -3 red chilies, deseeded
• olive oil
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 3 tablespoons garam masala, divided
• 3⁄4 cup plain yogurt (you can heap it)
• 4 medium chicken breasts, skinless and boneless, cut into large chunks
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 medium onions, peeled and finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 small handful of ground cashew nuts or 1 small almonds
• sea salt
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 -2 lime, juice of

directions

1. Grate the garlic and ginger and put to one side in a bowl. Chop the chillies as finely as possible and mix them in with the garlic and ginger. 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 garlic mixture along with the paprika, cumin, ground coriander and 2 T of the garam masala. Put half of this mix in a bowl, add the yogurt and the chicken pieces to it, stir and leave to marinate for about a half an hour.
2. Melt butter in the same saucepan the mustard seeds were in and add the sliced onions and the remaining half of the spice mix. Cook gently for about 15 minutes without browning too much. Add the tomato puree, ground nuts, 2 1/2 C of water and 1/2 t of salt. Stir well and simmer gently for a few minutes. Let this sauce reduce until it thickens slightly and then place to one side.
3. Put the marinated chicken on a hot griddle pan and sear until cooked through.
4. Warm the sauce and add the cream and the other T of garam masala. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. As soon as it boils, take off the heat and add the grilled chicken. Check the seasoning again and serve sprinkled with the chopped cilantro and the lime juice.

Reviews

[NorthwestGal]

Oh my goodness, this was a delicious Tikka Masala recipe. It's really easy to prepare too, and it goes together quite easily. I made it as written with no changes, and that's how it'll be when I make this again in the future. We had it for lunch, and it was delicious and such a treat over the usual soup or sandwich that we normally have at noon. Thanks, LifeIsGood. We all enjoyed this a lot! Made for Culinary Quest 2017 (Himalayas).

 

[Mami J]

This was so good! I will definitely make this again, and I will increase the sauce to have over rice. Thank you! Made for CQ '17.

 

[kezza572]

1st curry I've ever made my partner loved it,took awhile to prepare and cook but well worth it, will defaintantly cook it again

 

[Leslie]

Excellent Tikka recipe, we all just loved this! It was super easy to make and yet looked like it took a lot of work. It was moist and flavourful, just delicious. Served it with basmati rice and chapati for an amazing meal. Thanks for posting! Made for ZWT #8 :)

 

[Artandkitchen]

How we love tikka!<br/>Tiikka is one of our favorite indian chicken dishes and we really loved this one as well.<br/>The spice mixture was perfect and the recipe easy to follow.<br/>As we added the cream, the resulting color was not really appealing (but the taste delicious) and for this reason I simply placed it in a mold and broiled 2-3 minutes until the color changed to orange red. To serve I dusted with very small amounts or turmeric and red paprika. I also decorated it wih cherries tomatoes.<br/>Thanks a lot for this moist tikka recipe!