The chicken tikka masala recipe is the one-pan, easy dinner idea to make at home for foodies. One of the most popular recipe of Indian restaurants that people eat all around the world.
Today making the most popular and delicious chicken tikka curry famous as tikka masala. It's a step by step recipe video that will help you to follow quick steps. If you are looking for how to make chicken tikka masala restaurant style at home then this recipe is for you.
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In this recipe, the blend of golden chicken tikka pieces with local spices makes it super scrumptious, aromatic, and tasty to have. My entire house was fragrant with the tempting aroma of tikka and then the simmering of curry.
I personally crave chicken tikka since my childhood and still on my hot favorite list. Previously, I shared pan-fried chicken tikka and then the chicken tikka biryani.
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What is Chicken Tikka Masala?
Chicken Tikka is the chunks of chicken cooked in a form of curry. It's a famous roasted chicken recipe cooked with creamy gravy that makes it more tempting and lip-smacking. Many people compare it with butter chicken but it's entirely different from that recipe. More or less the ingredients are the same but the cooking style and method are a little different that makes a big difference in taste and aroma.
It's a simple yellow-orangish creamy curry with roasted chicken pieces. Most of the ingredients are the same that we use to make curry so it's easy and simple to make in the home kitchen. Many people use bbq chicken tikka to make this curry but you can also make your chicken tikka in the pan to prepare the curry which is more easy, simple, and time-saving.
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How to Make This Recipe
The making of chicken tikka masala is quick and easy. First, we need to marinate the chicken to absorb the spices that make the chicken bites so tasty and scrumptious. Then the process of roasting comes up. Here in this recipe, I pan-fried the chicken in oil to give it a golden roasted color. Then the process of making curry comes up. It's a nice creamy textured curry that makes with caramelized onion and a blending of local spices. And then the assembling part comes up and chicken added to this creamy curry and simmer for few minutes. Garnish with cilantro/fresh coriander and serve with rice or naan.
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8 Tips to Make the Best Recipe
Here are a few tips and tricks for beginners and bachelors to make the best tikka masala:
- Marinate chicken using tikka masala before a night. Overnight masala easily penetrates into the chicken and makes it more tasty, tender, and juicy in taste from inside.
- Roast the chicken on high heat to give it a roasting color. Make sure when you roasting chicken, it should not release water.
- You can also bbq the chicken or roast it in the oven.
- Use the best garam masala to make this chicken.
- Make sure the onion is fully blended in curry.
- Remove tomato skin when making a paste otherwise, the curry will not smooth in texture.
- Avoid adding cream on high heat.
- After adding cream, give it a good whisk to make a creamy homogenous curry texture.
Recipe Video
I don't know why but my heart feels so good whenever I cook chicken tikka and tikka curry is my hot favorite in most of the curry recipes. The tempting creamy texture of tikka curry always makes me crave for it. It's a delicious, easy, and quick one pan or one pot dinner idea for foodies to try at home kitchen. Here is a step by step video recipe that you can easily cook at home kitchen. So if you are a beginner and looking for how to make this quick one pan tikka masala curry then watch this quick tutorial.
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Recipe Ingredients & Method
Marinade The Chicken:
- Chicken - 550 gms
- Yogurt - 1 Cup
- Salt - ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder - 1 Tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 Tsp
- Coriander Powder - Tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder - 1 Tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
For Chicken Curry:
- Oil - 1 Tbsp
- Onion (chopped) - 1 Medium Size
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
- Salt - ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder - ½ Tsp
- Coriander Powder - ½ Tsp
- Turmeric Powder - ½ Tsp
- Tomato Paste - 1 Cup
- Butter - 2 Tsp
- Fresh Cream - 1 Cup
- Cilantro / Fresh Coriander for garnishing
Method
- Marinade the chicken for 01 hour by using chicken marination ingredients.
- After 01 hour, fry the chicken to golden brown pieces and take it out and keep on side.
- In the same oil, caramelize the onion.
- As the onion starts to change the color then add ginger garlic paste.
- Saute for few minutes.
- Now add salt, red chili, turmeric, and coriander and give it a good mix until the oil visible on the sides.
- Add tomato paste and give it a good mix.
- Pour fresh cream.
- Add chicken tikka pieces.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low/medium heat.
- Garnish with cilantro / fresh coriander
- Now the chicken tikka masala is ready to serve!
The tasty and delicious recipe of "Chicken Tikka Masala" is ready to serve.
Serve with:
- Garlic Butter Rice
- Naan
- Flatbread / Roti
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FAQ's
Is it Indian?
Yes, it's a royal Indian recipe most popular in the subcontinent, especially in Pakistan and Bangladesh. People love to make this recipe at special events.
Is it Spicy?
Yes, it's a little spicy in taste.
Is it Healthy?
It's higher in calories as it includes cream and oil. To make it healthy and reduce calories, you can substitute cream and butter with yogurt and also use olive oil. Chicken breasts are low in fats so much recommended chicken part for this recipe.
Is Masala a Curry?
Yes, masala is a form of curry/gravy. As it's a curry so it's loaded with gravy. Masala prepared using onion, ginger garlic, tomato paste, and cream with the seasoning of local spices like red chili, coriander, turmeric, and garam masala.
What is Tikka?
Basically, tikka is a chunk of chicken that we used in this recipe. It's boneless, prepared with chicken breasts.
Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Equipment
- Pan
Materials
- Marinade The Chicken:
- Chicken – 550 gms
- Yogurt – 1 Cup
- Salt – ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder – 1 Tsp
- Turmeric Powder – 1 Tsp
- Coriander Powder – Tsp
- Garam Masala Powder – 1 Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder – 1 Tsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Tsp
- Oil – 1 Tbsp
- For Chicken Curry:
- Oil – 1 Tbsp
- Onion chopped – 1 Medium Size
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 Tsp
- Salt – ½ Tsp
- Red Chili Powder – ½ Tsp
- Coriander Powder – ½ Tsp
- Turmeric Powder – ½ Tsp
- Tomato Paste – 1 Cup
- Butter – 2 Tsp
- Fresh Cream – 1 Cup
- Cilantro / Fresh Coriander for garnishing
Instructions
- Method
- Marinade the chicken for 01 hour by using chicken marination ingredients.
- After 01 hour, fry the chicken to golden brown pieces and take it out and keep on side.
- In the same oil, caramelize the onion.
- As the onion starts to change the color then add ginger garlic paste.
- Saute for few minutes.
- Now add salt, red chili, turmeric, and coriander and give it a good mix until the oil visible on the sides.
- Add tomato paste and give it a good mix.
- Pour fresh cream.
- Add chicken tikka pieces.
- Cover and cook for 5 minutes on low/medium heat.
- Garnish with cilantro / fresh coriander
- Now the chicken tikka masala is ready to serve!
- The tasty and delicious recipe of “Chicken Tikka Masala” is ready to serve.
Nutrition
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One pan chicken tikka masala recipe. Easy dinner idea for foodies to try at home ♥♥♥