Chicken in Creamy Tomato Curry: Chicken Tikka Masala

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What is that dog food-like substance in the pan? It’s a very ugly, but very taste chicken tikka masala. I would give this an 8. It came from foodnetwork.com:

Recipe courtesy of Aarti Sequeira

  • Marinade:

  • 1 cup plain yogurt, whisked until smooth

  • 3 tablespoons Ginger-Garlic Paste, recipe follows (or 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger and 3 cloves garlic put through a garlic press or finely minced)

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, poked with a fork, and cut into large bite-sized chunks

  • Sauce:

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • 1/3 cup Ginger-Garlic Paste, recipe follows (or 6 cloves garlic and 2-inch thumb ginger minced)

  • 2 serrano peppers, minced (seeds removed if you don't want it spicy)

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 1 teaspoon garam masala

  • 2 teaspoons paprika I used half smoked paprika and threw in some curry and turmeric as well, just a bit

  • 8 Roma tomatoes, diced

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 1 to 2 cups water

  • Oil, for grilling

  • 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves (optional) I left this out

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

  • Minced fresh cilantro, for garnish

  • Cooked rice, naan, or crusty piece of bread, for serving

  • Ginger-Garlic Paste:

  • 1/2 cup cloves garlic, whole

  • 1/2 cup fresh ginger, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch slices

  • 1/4 cup canola oil

 

Recipe retrieved from:

 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/chicken-in-creamy-tomato-curry-chicken-tikka-masala-recipe2.html

 

Essentially, you make the marinade and add the chicken and let it sit for at least an hour. Then, you melt the butter in a pan, and add your ginger-garlic paste and serrano peppers.  Add the tomato paste and the seasonings, and let it cook for a bit. Add the tomatoes and the salt and a bit of water (we only used a few Tbs.). You cook the sauce for 15 minutes or so and then use an immersion blender to blend it all up. Meanwhile, I put the chicken in a cast iron skillet and cooked it most of the way and then dumped that in the sauce. After it had cooked for about 10 minutes, I stirred in the cream and added the cilantro.

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