Chicken Tikka Masala

In India many dishes that are common in the UK are known as BIR curries. BIR means ‘British Indian Restaurant’ which describes dishes that are typical to the UK but not generally served in India. Chicken Tikka Masala is just one of those dishes. That said, this recipe originated from an Indian cook book, so it would not be fair to say it is now totally a British only dish as it is popular around the world. The first thing is to make some chicken tikka, if you follow our recipe use the oven method as you will need the juices for the masala. We really enjoyed this dish and it is definitely going to be a regular on our menu.

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Chicken Tikka Masala

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: chicken breast, double cream, garlic, ginger, ground almonds, tikka

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 451kcal

Author: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Ingredients

• 450 g Chicken Tikka
• 1.5 cm Ginger cube, peeled and rougly chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic peeled and roughly chopped
• 50 g Butter
• 1 small Onion finely chopped
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• ½ tsp Ground Cumin
• ½ tsp Ground Coriander
• ½ tsp Garam Masala
• ½ tsp Chilli Powder
• 125 ml Liquid made up from the juices from cooking the tikka and warm water to top up to the quantity
• 270 ml Double Cream we use plant based cream as one of us is lactose intolerant
• 2 tbsp Ground Almonds heaped

Instructions

• Mix the ginger, garlic and a little salt together and grind them to make a paste. A pestle and mortar is best but a blender will work or even a spoon in a bowl!
• Melt the butter and gently fry the onions to make them soft but not coloured. Literally 2-3 minutes is enough. Add the ginger and garlic paste and cook for another minute
• Stir in the turmeric, then the cumin, coriander, garam masala and chilli powder and cook for 2 minutes
• Add the liquid and incorporate slowly. Then gradually add the cream stirring as you go. Simmer for 5 minutes and then add the chicken. Cover and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes
• Uncover the pan and add the ground almonds. Stir in and cook for a further 5 minutes before serving with either rice of Indian flat breads like roti or chapati

Nutrition

Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1382IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg