Super Easy Chicken Tikka Masala

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb boneless chicken breast
• 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin, pwd
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons salted cashews
• 1/4 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 wash and chop the chicken into bite size pieces.
• 2 mix juice from one lemon, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp paprika.
• 3 marinate chicken in this mixture for about 2 hours.
• 4 to prepare the sauce:.
• 5 chop the onion.
• 6 heat two tblspn vegetable oil on medium heat.
• 7 add onion, chopped garlic and ginger.
• 8 cook till they are softened( abt. 5 min.).
• 9 add chopped tomatoes and cook till everything is mushy.
• 10 take away the mixture from heat and let it cool down a bit.
• 11 put the mixture into the blender with 1/4 cup of milk and cashewnuts and blend everything till smooth.
• 12 put the mixture again on low heat and add all the dry spices including salt and pepper.
• 13 add rest of the milk, cream and sugar.
• 14 in another frying pan, heat 2 tblsp of butter and fry chicken till brown on all sides.
• 15 add the chicken to the simmering sauce and let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 16 serve the chicken over the bed of steamed basmati rice or flat indian bread.
• 17 garnish the chicken tikka masala with fresh coriander if wished.