Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chicken tikka masala. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chicken Tikka Masala is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chicken tikka masala using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Prepare 1.5 lb chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
2. Get .5 tsp salt
3. Take .5 tsp garlic powder
4. Take 1 tsp garam masala
5. Get 5 oz plain yogurt
6. Make ready sauce:
7. Make ready .5 tbsp butter
8. Get 2 garlic cloves, minced
9. Take 2 tsp fresh ginger, minced or 1 tsp ground ginger
10. Prepare 2 tbsp tomato paste
11. Prepare 1 tsp garam masala
12. Make ready 1 tsp tandoori masala
13. Take 1 cup heavy cream
14. Take basmati rice, for serving
15. Get 1/2-1 cup peas, if desired

Steps to make Chicken Tikka Masala:

1. Cut up chicken and put in 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, and garam masala. Coat chicken mixture with yogurt. Cover with foil and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably over night.
2. Preheat oven to 400 F. Bake chicken for 30 minutes, or until pieces reach 165 F. Check temp after 25 minutes and stir. Remove foil for the last few minutes of cook time if necessary.
3. Cook rice. Mince garlic and ginger.
4. Heat a deep saucepan on medium. Add butter, garlic, and ginger. Fry for 30 seconds, then add tomato paste until desired color and flavor is achieved. Wisk while cooking for 1 minute.
5. Add tandoori masala and garam masala and cook an additional 30 seconds.
6. Wisk in chicken cooking liquid. Then add cream and wisk until smooth.
7. Add cooked chicken to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. Add frozen peas during the last few minutes of cook time, if desired.
8. Serve over cooked rice.

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