Recipe: Tasty Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala.

You can cook Chicken Tikka Masala using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

1. It's of Marinade.
2. It's 2 lbs of chicken breast.
3. Prepare 10 oz of plain Greek yogurt.
4. Prepare 1 tbsp of garam masala.
5. It's 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground ginger.
8. You need of Sauce.
9. It's 15 oz of can tomato sauce.
10. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream.
11. You need 5 cloves of garlic minced.
12. You need 4 tsp of garam masala.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of paprika.
14. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
15. It's 1/4 tsp of ground cayenne (for extra heat).
16. Prepare of Fresh cilantro for serving.

Chicken Tikka Masala instructions

1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces 1/2 inch to 1 inch.
2. Stir together all marinade ingredients except chicken in a bowl. Add chicken chunks and mix until well coated. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour..
3. Heat a large pan over high heat until very hot. Add chicken. Cook until chicken is cooked through. Drain water from pan as needed..
4. Reduce to medium heat. Add all sauce ingredients, stirring until well mixed. Bring to a simmer..
5. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sauce should be slightly thickened and orange..
6. Turn off heat. Serve over rice. Garnish with chopped cilantro and fresh lemon juice..