Best Chicken Tikka Masala + Video

This recipe is one of the Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe to make your favourite Indian take out. It tastes very close to your favourite restaurant’s version. Chunky pieces of chicken simmered in a creamy onion tomato gravy which is infused with smoke flavour, this dish is a must try. Here is How to make Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe.

Chicken Tikka Masala Video Recipe ( Step By Step )

If there is one dish we Indians hold steadfast to, it is tikka masala. Don’t you agree with me? Be it Veg Tikka Masala or Chicken Tikka Masala, it never fails to satiate our taste buds. This is probably why it makes its way into every menu card of every Indian restaurant.

How do you make Tikka masala paste?

There are many sellers selling tikka masala spice mix but you can easily make it at at home. The recipe is here. All you have to do is to use this spice mix along with the ingredients listed to marinate the chicken to make tikka masala paste.

How do you make masala?

The masala for Chicken Tikka Masala is onion and tomato based gravy. A little cream is added to it to make it creamier.

How do you make chicken tikka masala?

This Restaurant Style Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe helps you achieve that restaurant-made taste in a few simple steps. Follow the steps and you will get a fabulous result at home.

All it takes is pieces of chicken, onion, tomatoes, tomato paste or puree, garlic, few spices and herbs, fresh cream and lots and lots of love. The creaminess of the gravy, softness of chicken and the smoky flavour, all combine to give you a dining experience you will remember forever.

This recipe is one of the Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe that you can try at home. You will get the same smoky flavour that you get in restaurants at the comfort of your home and at a much lesser price.

Of course, the magic of your hands adds on the extra oomph to the dish! Serve this Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe with naan or laccha paratha. You can also serve it with a bowl of rice and it will taste just as amazing. Planning on a lavish dinner for the weekend to make your family feel special?

What are you waiting for? Grab all the required ingredients and get started. It just takes a few minutes to make this Restaurant Style Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe I How to make Chicken Tikka Masala. Serve this delicious Chicken Tikka Masala with Laccha paratha or Naan.

There is a fabulous home made Tikka Masala Spice mix recipe here. For some more interesting tikka recipes check out mango mint paneer tikka  and Achari Paneer Tikka.

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Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

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Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

This recipe is one of the Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe to make your favourite Indian take out. It tastes very close to your favourite restaurant's version. 

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 465 kcal

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

For Marinating the Chicken

• 500 g Chicken Boneless, Cut into small cubes
• 1/4 cup Hung Curd
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tbsp Tikka Masala Spice Mix
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 pinch Red Food Colour Optional

For the Gravy

• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2-3 Cardamom
• 3-4 Cloves
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 3-4 Black peppercorn
• 1/2 cup Onion Finely Chopped
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 cup Tomato Finely Chopped
• 1-2 Green Chilli Slit into half
• 1/4 cup Tomato Puree
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
• 2 tbsp Tikka Masala Spice Mix
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup Fresh Cream
• 1 tbsp Honey
• 2 tbsp Kasuri Methi

For the smoky Flavour

• Piece of charcoal
• 1 tsp Ghee / Oil

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients for marinating the chicken in a bowl.

2. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 10-12 hours.

3. Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C.

4. Transfer the chicken pieces along with the marinade in a baking tray.

5. Bake for 20-25 minutes until it is charred from the top.

6. Heat butter and oil in a karahi.

7. Slightly crush the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick and black peppercorn and add them in the hot oil.

8. Let them crackle for a few seconds.

9. Add onion and fry until it turns translucent.

10. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute.

11. Now add tomato and cook for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes are mushy.

12. Add green chilli, tomato puree, Kashmiri red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, tikka masala and salt and cook for 3-4 minutes.

13. Add grilled chicken and 1/2 cup of water and cook for 2-3 minutes.

14. Now add fresh cream, honey and kauri methi and cook for another minute.

15. Heat the pier of charcoal over direct flame until it is red hot.

16. Keep a bowl in the centre of the karahi with the chicken and keep the hot charcoal piece in the bowl.

17. Pour ghee on top of the charcoal and immediately cover the karahi with a lid.

18. Let it rest for 15 minutes for the smoke to incorporate in the masala.

19. Serve hot with naan or laccha paratha.

Nutrition Facts

Best Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 465 Calories from Fat 360

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 40g 62%

Saturated Fat 24g 120%

Cholesterol 101mg 34%

Sodium 1331mg 55%

Potassium 398mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 7g

Protein 14g 28%

Vitamin A 26.2%

Vitamin C 16.3%

Calcium 7.5%

Iron 9.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe to make Homemade Tikka Masala Spice Mix is here.

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