Chicken Tikka Masala

 

Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce

A tikka masala sauce from a classic curry-stand recipe. This is not haute cuisine; it's the kind of nuclear-orange tikka masala you crave when you stumble out of a pub at 2 a.m. I make vast quantities of this sauce at one time as it freezes well. I also use more cayenne pepper than 1 teaspoon, but I give out the recipe like this for people who don't like heat.

Submitted by Chris Bellers

 Tested by Allrecipes Test Kitchen

Prep Time:

 

15 mins

Cook Time:

 

1 hr 5 mins

Total Time:

 

1 hr 20 mins

Servings:

 

6

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tablespoon ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste (Optional)

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric

• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste (Optional)

• 2 teaspoons paprika

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces

• ½ teaspoon curry powder

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.

2. Heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes.

3. Stir in garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric into onion mixture; fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

4. Stir tomato sauce into onion and spice mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.

5. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes, then mix in cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, and paprika. Bring sauce back to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until sauce is thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

6. Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir chicken into hot oil; add curry powder. Sear chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 3 minutes; stir often.

7. Transfer chicken and any pan juices into sauce. Simmer chicken in sauce until no longer pink, about 30 minutes; adjust sugar and salt to taste.

Nutrition Facts

             

calories328
total fat 23g
saturated fat 13g
cholesterol 106mg
sodium 981mg
total carbohydrate 13g
dietary fiber 2g
total sugars 7g
protein 18g
vitamin c 9mg
calcium 68mg
iron 2mg
potassium 462mg