Chicken tikka masala (Restaurent style)

This delicious aromatic chicken tikka masala is made with chicken tikka and spicy sauce.

For this recipe, you can cook the chicken tikkas half (Half cooked both sides) on tawa and cook completely in a sauce while making chicken tikka masala.

In this recipe a spicy sauce is made using tomato puree and cream.

Serves - 2

Ingredients -

Chicken tikka - 250 gms

For sauce -

1. Oil - 3 Tb spoon
2. Cardamom - 2
3. Finely chopped onion - 1 (Small)
4. Finely chopped tomato - 1 (Small)
5. Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 Tb spoon
6. Tomato puree - 1 cup
7. Kashmiri chilly powder - 3/4 Tb spoon
8. Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon
9. Coriander powder - 3/4 Tb spoon
10. Garam masala powder - 1/2 Tb spoon
11. Cream - 1/4 cup
12. Kasuri methi - 2 Tb spoon
13. Cashew nuts - 5 pieces
14. Poppy seeds - 3/4 Tb spoon

Procedure -

1. Soak cashews and poppy seeds separately overnight in the water.

2. Grind it together to a paste and keep aside.

3. In a kadhai, add oil and once the oil turns hot add cardamom. Fry it on low flame for 30 seconds.

4. Add chopped onion and fry till translucent.

5. Add chopped tomatoes and fry till the tomatoes are cooked.

6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for another 30 seconds.

7. Now add cumin powder, coriander powder, kashmiri chilly powder and 1/4 Tb spoon garam masala powder. Mix well. Let it cook for a minute on low flame.

8. Add tomato puree and stir for a minute.

 9. Add cashew and poppy seeds paste and stir. Cover with a lid for a minute.

10. Now add cream and stir for another 30 seconds.

11. Add remaining garam masala powder and salt. Mix well.

12. Now add chicken tikka, mix and cover with a lid for 3 to 5 minutes or till the chicken tikkas are cooked.

13. Add kasuri methi and mix well.

14. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with naan, chapati or rice.