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Ultimate Chicken Tikka Masala

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Ingredients

  • 600 g chicken breast
  • 4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons curry paste
  • 50 g Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 2 onion
  • 3 garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 3 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.50 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 200 ml passata
  • 200 ml water

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Ultimate Chicken Tikka Masala

  • Place the chicken in a bowl with the yoghurt & tandoori paste and stir. Marinate for at least 15 mins, or covered in the overnight in the fridge.
  • Preheat the grill to high. Take the chicken out of the marinade(resevering the liquid for later) and spread over a baking sheet. grill for 6 minutes each side until ligtly charred.
  • Melt the butter in a casserole dish or large frying pan over a low heat and soften the onions for 10 mins , stirring occasionally until just golden.
  • Stir in the garlic, ginger, bay leaves, salt & all the spices.Cook for 1-2 mins until the spices release their aroma. Stir in the passata, resevered yoghurt marinade & the water.Simmer very gently fro 5 mins until the sauce thickens until sauce t
  • Serve with basmati rice or naan bread.

(Courtesy of Food.com)