Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, finely grated; 4 tsp finely grated peeled ginger; 4 tsp ground turmeric; 2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp ground corier; 2 tsp ground cumin; 3/4 c chopped cilantro, plus sprig for garnish; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 2 mg skinless, boneless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise; 3 Tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 6 cardamom pods, crushed; 1 28-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, like san marzano; 2 c heavy cream; steamed basmati rice; 1/4 c tomato paste; 1 1/2 c whole-milk yogurt; 2 1/2 tsp dried chile de árbol or crushed red pepper flakes

0 mins

Total time

6

Serving

18

Ingredients

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Ingredients

garlic cloves, finely grated

tspfinely grated peeled ginger

tspground turmeric

tspgaram masala

tspground corier

tspground cumin

³⁄₄

cchopped cilantro, plus sprig for garnish

Tbspkosher salt

mgskinless, boneless chicken breasts, halved lengthwise

Tbspghee or vegetable oil

small onion, thinly sliced

cardamom pods, crushed

28-oz. can whole peeled tomatoes, like san marzano

cheavy cream

steamed basmati rice

¹⁄₄

ctomato paste

1¹⁄₂

cwhole-milk yogurt

2¹⁄₂

tspdried chile de árbol or crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

Step 1

Combine garlic, ginger, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, and cumin in a small bowl. Whisk yogurt, salt, and half of spice mixture in a medium bowl; add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and chill 4-6 hours. Cover and chill remaining spice mixture.

Step 2

Heat ghee in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion, tomato paste, cardamom, and chiles and cook, stirring often, until tomato paste has darkened and onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining half of spice mixture and cook, stirring often, until bottom of pot begins to brown, about 4 minutes.

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