Name: Chicken tikka masala recipe by Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the marination :; Boneless chicken pieces - 500 gm; Curd - 1 cup; Cumin powder - 2 tsp; Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp; Coriander powder - 1 tsp; Haldi powder - 1/2 tsp; Chilly powder - 1 tsp; lemon juice - 1 tbsp; Crushed cloves - 1/2 tsp; Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp; Salt; For the tikka masala gravy :; Tomato puree - 1 cup; Onion (chopped) - 1; Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp; Kashmiri Red chilly powder - 1 tsp; Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp; Curd - 2 tbsp; Cardamom - 2; Cinnamon - 1; Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp; Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp; Salt; Refined oil

Ingredients Serving: 6

For the marination :
Boneless chicken pieces - 500 gm
Curd - 1 cup
Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Haldi powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Crushed cloves - 1/2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Salt
For the tikka masala gravy :
Tomato puree - 1 cup
Onion (chopped) - 1
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 1
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp
Salt
Refined oil

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients mentioned under "marination" and add the chicken pieces into it.
Keep the chicken marinated overnight .
Take a griddle pan and heat some oil in it.
Add the chicken pieces that were marinating. Roast them on all the sides. Alternatively the chicken can also be cooked in an oven or in a tandoor.
Keep the chicken pieces aside and do not throw away the left over marination.
Now in a heavy bottomed kadhai, heat oil.
Add the cardamom and cinnamon followed by the chopped onion.
Saute till golden brown and then add the ginger garlic paste.
Once the raw smell is gone, add the powdered masalas, salt and stir.
Cool for few seconds and then add the tomato puree.
Cook on a low flame with a lid on with occasional stirring.
Then add the curd and left over marination into the masala.
Cook further till the masala leaves oil.
Add water and bring upto boil.
Then add the cooked chicken pieces, fry the masala on a high flame for few seconds.
Finally crush the kasuri methi and add into it. Check for salt and then serve.

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