Description
Chicken cooked in creamy spicy tomato gravy. This dish is more of a fusion as the origin is yet to be discovered.| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | Boneless chicken (1/2 kg approx, cut into cubes) |
| 4 tsp | Store bought tikka masala paste |
| 1 no | Onion |
| 1 cup | Tomato puree |
| 2 tbsp | Yogurt/curd |
| 2 nos | Green chilli |
| 1 tsp | Honey |
| ¼ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 5 tsp | Oil |
| 4 nos | Bamboo skewers |
| 3 stks | Coriander leaves (for garnishing) |
Instructions
Wash and cut chicken into small cubes. Marinate them with 2 tsp of store bought tikka masala (Maggi works fine) and thread them onto the skewers. Place them on oven proof aluminium tray. Preheat oven to 375 F and bake the for 15 minutes. While the chicken is baking, make the masala by heating oil in a pan and saute chopped onion till they turn golden.
Then add the tomato puree, yogurt, green chillies and honey along with salt. Let it cook for a while, Meanwhile check the chicken, when done, remove them from the skewers and add it to the masala. Again let it simmer for few minutes , garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot paratha or roti.
Notes
Slightly twist the chicken before removing from the skewers, this would help them loosen up and come off easily without hurting your fingers.
Canned tomatoes works well for this recipe.
Store bought tikka masala will give good restaurant style taste.
The above recipe is made using Maggi Chicken Tikka Masala available in all Indian grocery stores.
21 Comments
Add some kasoori methi towards the end and the flavor will be totally different.
Mullai,
I bought Patak’s chicken tikka masala which is stored in bottles. How can they be used for making this recipe?
Thanks
Umav, Patak masala works fine too, proceed as explained. Thanks.
Hi Mullai, Tried this recipe, really superb. Thanks for giving us nice recipes. Bye.
Hi mullai, Yesterday i bought patak’s tikka masala. I’ve doubt is about, that paste contains tamarind and paprica(mild).I bought it correct or not? Cooking chicken in tamarind? Pls. clear my doubts.
Kavi.
Hi Mullai,
I joined this site only today, but I have been reading your recipes for quite some time. My husband and I are a great fan of your recipes. I really appreciate the way you post recipes to the finest details and with accuracy. We have tried most of your Chettinad recipes and everything came out just wonderful!
Regarding this tikka masala, I have two doubts. Is it enough to use tandoori chicken masala instead of the tikka masala? And how long do we have to marinate the chicken? Your quick response is highly appreciated as i thought of making this today!!! 🙂
Manju,
I've never tried with Tandoori masala, but guess its OK to use, as most of the ingredients are same. Actually there are 2 types under tandoori masala… one being the paste and the other is in powdered form. If you have the powder then include ginger garlic paste for the marinade. The more you marinate the more effective its going to be tastewise. If you need to finish soon then set aside for 30 minutes or even proceed without marination, not a big issue. Thanks for joining SpiceIndia family and hope you would share and learn a lot.
Hello Mulli
Can u tell me plz how can we make spices of maggie Noodles. We want to use that spices in other dishes.
naveen
Naveen,
First of all, I've understood only one part of your question. Are you asking for the spice mix recipe??? If yes, then I'm sorry, don't have any at the moment and sure would explore it sometime.
where do we get the Bamboo skewers
here in usa
Hi Latha,
I bought them from a local Dollar chain, its also available at Linens 'N Things, Big grocery supermarkets. Check the grilling asile in supermarkets. Its available at Amazon 100 counts for $1.50, but there's shipping charge. My suggestion would be to check local dollar and Oriental stores.
Hi mullai,
i live in Houston.Almost i tried in all indian grocers ,but i couldn’t get maggi tikka masala.i’m eagerly want to do chichen tikka masala.can u suggest any other tikka masala .please.bye
Kavi, try Pataks brand which is equally good.
hi mullai, How many days can we store home made tikka masala? if i make home made tikka masala how much quantity can i use for 1 lb chicken?
Hi there,
Pls register and login to post your questions. If you are using store bought masala, which after opening can be refridgerated upto to expiry date. I am not sure how strong is your home made masala….. I meant the spice level. Try a small quantity say about 2 tsp… if this is too light add a couple of teaspoons.
hi mullai, home made tikka masala ni mothem kalipi marinade cheyala ledha paina recipe lo cheppinattu 2tsp tesukoni marinade cheyala
I can get back to you, if this is translated in English. Sorry I don't know telugu.
hey mullai..i planned to prepare the chicken tikka masala.but unfortunately didnt find the tikka masala paste.so can you give the ingredients of that paste?
thanks.
Hi Kaberi, store bought tikka masala tastes good and matches the one served at restaurants. Since its hard to find this brand, lets move on to the home made masala. Here is the recipe
2 Big onions, 2 green chillies, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 3 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp Coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 6 stalks of fresh coriander leaves, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp garam masala powder, 4 pinch orange red food color, oil 3 tbsp.
Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till they turn dark brown, then saute the green chillies, ginger and garlic with them for another couple of minutes. Add turmeric and red chilli powder and fry for some more time. This mixture should look dark brown in color when you switch off. Let cool completely and grind this with the rest of the ingredients to form a thick paste. Use this paste as the marinade and follow the rest of the recipe.
Try and let me know how it turned out.
hey mullai,yes'day i found out the maggie tikka masala in grocery.so thanks for the alternate method too.i will try the both ways and let you know thanks again.
Hi , looks amazing , could you give ingredients for the tikka masala paste as it was not available at the store ,Thanks .