Recipe: Perfect Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala.

You can cook Chicken Tikka Masala using 23 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala

1. Prepare 2-3 cups of chicken tikka along with cubed capsicum & onion.
2. It's 3 tbsp. of oil.
3. Prepare 1 tbsp. of butter.
4. It's 1 tsp. of cumin seeds.
5. Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
6. Prepare 1" of cinnamon stick.
7. You need 2 of green cardamoms.
8. You need 4 of cloves.
9. It's 1 of onion chopped.
10. You need 1 tsp. of ginger-garlic paste.
11. You need 1 tsp. of tomato paste.
12. It's 2 of tomatoes pureed.
13. Prepare to taste of salt.
14. Prepare 1 tbsp. of red chilli powder.
15. It's 2 tbsp. of cashew paste.
16. You need 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.
17. You need 1 tbsp. of coriander-cumin powder.
18. It's 1 tsp. of garam masala powder.
19. You need 3/4 cup of yogurt beaten.
20. You need 2 tbsp. of coriander leaves chopped.
21. It's of few onion rings.
22. Prepare 1 tsp of Yoghurt beaten.
23. It's 1 sprig of mint to garnish.

Chicken Tikka Masala instructions

1. Heat oil and butter in a pan and temper with bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and cumin seeds. Saute for a few seconds and then add the onions. Fry till light brown..
2. Add ginger-garlic paste & all the powdered spices mixed with a little water. Saute till oil separates..
3. Add tomato puree and tomato paste..
4. Then add the roasted cashew paste. Fry till dry..
5. Add the chicken tikka and combine everything well..
6. Add the beaten yoghurt. Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes..
7. When done, add coriander leaves. Serve with steamed rice, jeera rice, plain Biryani, naan or tandoori roti..