Chicken Tikka Masala

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Obraz Chicken Tikka Masala Probably the most well-known Indian food in Britain, perhaps even one of the most known of any type of cuisine, this meal is considered by the minister of foreign affairs in the United Kingdom to be the “true British national dish.”

No matter its true origins, when one has a taste of this creamy dish, they find out just why it’s so universally loved. This is a classic curry recipe, first marinating chicken mean before cooking it in curry sauce.

Ingredients

  • 6 onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 tomatoes, diced
  • 3 tablespoons ginger, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 large chili peppers, cleaned and thinly sliced
  • 2 pieces whole cinnamon
  • 2 pieces star anise
  • 5 pieces green cardamom
  • 5 carnations
  • 5 pieces bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon whole cumin
  • 4 teaspoons tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon ground caraway
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala aromatic spice blend
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground green pepper
  • ½ tablespoon ground dried chili
  • 2 handfuls fresh cilantro, cut into pieces

Ingredients for marinating:

  • 400g chicken thigh
  • 2 limes pressed into juice
  • 2 tablespoons tandoori masala spice blend
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala spice blend
  • Salt
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 3 tablespoons yoghurt

Process

Marinating:

  1. Clean the chicken thighs and cut them into larger cubes/pieces around 2x2 cm large, salt, cover in both spice mixes and rub them into the meat. Add the oil and lime juice and mix. Then, add the yoghurt, mix again and leave it in the fridge to marinate for an hour.

Tikka Masala:

  1. On a medium heat, briefly fry all the spices: Cumin, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, carnations and bay leaf. Add the ginger, garlic and chili, then roast everything for a short time. Next, add the onion and roast until the onion shrinks to 2/3 its size. After that, add the tomatoes and roast for another 5 minutes.
  2. Lower the temperature and mix in spices: Tandori masala, cumin, ground cilantro, turmeric powder, pepper and chili. Heat it up again and add in the tomato sauce.
  3. Roast for a short period, then add roughly 4dcl water and braise for around 45 minutes on a medium flame. Salt as necessary. It’s possible to create a thinner masala by adding 2dcl 33% cream.
  4. Chicken is laid on a pot and cooked in the oven for 8-10 minutes at 190 degrees. Finished, put the meat into the sauce and cook lightly again while mixing everything. Before serving, sprinkle fresh cilantro.
  5. Eat with basmati rice.

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