Recipe: Appetizing Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala.

You can have Chicken Tikka Masala using 32 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

1. Prepare 500 gm of boneless chicken cut into cubes.
2. It's of For Marination.
3. You need 4 tbsp of yoghurt.
4. Prepare 1 teaspoon of cumin powder.
5. It's 1 teaspoon of chicken masala or garam masala.
6. You need 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
7. You need 1.5 tbsp of kashmiri chilli powder.
8. It's to taste of Salt.
9. You need 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
10. You need 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
11. Prepare of For gravy.
12. Prepare 3 of onions finely chopped.
13. You need 3 of tomatoes roughly chopped.
14. You need 2 teaspoon of melon seeds.
15. You need 3 tbsp of cashews.
16. It's 1 of bay leaf.
17. You need 4 of cardamom.
18. It's 1 inch of cinnamon stick.
19. You need 1/2 teaspoon of jeera.
20. It's 1/2 cup of cream.
21. Prepare to taste of Salt.
22. You need 1/2 teaspoon of Garam masala.
23. Prepare 1 tbsp of kashmiri chilli powder.
24. It's 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric.
25. It's 1.5 tbsp of coriander powder.
26. Prepare 3 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves.
27. You need 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
28. It's 1 of small capsicum cubed.
29. It's 1 of tomato deseeded and cubed.
30. You need of Water as required.
31. Prepare 3 tbsp of oil.
32. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.

Chicken Tikka Masala instructions

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients mentioned under Marination section. Add chicken and marinate well.
2. Cover and keep it aside for 1 hour.
3. Insert chicken into skewers. Grease grill pan and grill chicken on all sides. It should be well browned. Keep the cooked tikka aside.
4. Soak cashews in warm water for 30 minutes. Discard the water.
5. Grind cashews and tomatoes to form smooth puree.
6. Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and splutter cumin seeds.
7. Add onions and saute until Brown.
8. Add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw aroma goes away.
9. Add all spice powders except garam masala to the pan and mix well.
10. Add salt and puree. Saute until oil starts leaving the sides.
11. Cut chicken tikka in smaller pieces. Add tikka to the pan and mix well.
12. Add water and bring to boil.
13. Add cubed onions and cook for 4 minutes.
14. Add cubed capsicum and tomatoes. Cook for 2 minutes.
15. Add coriander leaves, lemon juice, garam masala and cream. Mix well. Cook for few seconds. Switch off.
16. Serve hot with roti or naan.