Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, cubed; 200ml yogurt; 2 tbsp tikka spice mix; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 1 piece ginger; 400g tinned tomatoes; 200ml double cream; 1 tsp fenugreek leaves

United Kingdom

Created in Glasgow in the 1970s by Ali Ahmed Aslam. Officially Britain's most eaten dish.

Britain's most popular curry — chargrilled chicken tikka in a rich, creamy tomato and spice sauce. Created by British-Indian restaurants and now claimed as the national dish.

Authentic United Kingdom Chicken Tikka Masala recipe

Prep

30 mins

Cook

30 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

465 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs, cubed

200mlyogurt

2 tbsptikka spice mix

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic

1 pieceginger

400gtinned tomatoes

200mldouble cream

1 tspfenugreek leaves

Method

Marinate chicken in yogurt and tikka spice. Grill or griddle until charred.

Fry onion, garlic, ginger. Add tomatoes. Simmer 15 minutes. Blend smooth.

Add cream, fenugreek and chicken. Simmer 10 minutes.

Chef's Tip

Charring the chicken before adding to the sauce is essential — the smoke is part of the flavour.

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