Steps to Prepare Homemade Butter chicken/chicken tikka masala

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Butter chicken/chicken tikka masala is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Butter chicken/chicken tikka masala is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

What are the Ingredients of Chicken Tikka Masala? This non-vegetarian dish is prepared almost just like butter chicken. This dish is less creamy and more Tikka masala is a dry dish that is cooked in the tandoor while butter masala is cooked in a pan over a fire. Be it butter chicken or chicken tikka.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have butter chicken/chicken tikka masala using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Butter chicken/chicken tikka masala:

1. Prepare 2 boneless chicken breasts
2. Prepare For marinade
3. Get 1/2 cup hung curd (see ahead)
4. Get 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
5. Prepare 1-1/2 tsp red chilli powder
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp turmeric
7. Make ready 2 tsp garam masala
8. Make ready 2 tsp salt
9. Get 2 tbsp oil for saute
10. Get For the sauce
11. Prepare 6 medium or 8 small tomatoes
12. Prepare 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
13. Prepare 2 tbsp butter or ghee
14. Get 2 tbsp coriander powder
15. Prepare 2 tbsp garam masala
16. Take to taste Salt and pepper
17. Prepare Bayleaf, cinnamon stick 1 each
18. Prepare Cardamom, clove 2 -3 each
19. Get 1/2 cup heavy cooking cream
20. Make ready 2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (optional)
21. Prepare 1 handful fresh coriander leaves

Chicken tikka masala is an English invention and is made in a similar way to butter chicken. Tikka masala tends to have more tomato intensity and doesn't have the same level of creaminess. Common ingredients: Chicken, yogurt, cream, onion, tomato paste, garam masala, onion, garlic, ginger. How to make Chicken Tikka Masala.

Instructions to make Butter chicken/chicken tikka masala:

1. To prepare hung curd, hang 3 cups of plain yogurt in a muslin cloth for 4-5hours. The creamy curd left is your hung curd for marinade.
2. Wash and cut the chicken in bite size pieces. Add all the marinade ingredients except oil and mix well. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight or for minimum 5 hours.
3. Saute the marinated chicken in 2 tbsp oil until chicken is 3/4th cooked. Drain out on a kitchen towel and keep it covered until used to prevent drying.
4. For the sauce, blanche the tomatoes in boiling water for 5-7minutes until the skin starts peeling off. Put them in an ice bath to cool. Peel the skin of the tomatoes and blend in a mixer. Seive through a colander to remove seeds. Keep this tomato puree aside.
5. In a heavy bottomed pan, add 2 tbsp butter or ghee and bayleaf, cardamom, clove, and cinnamon. Saute for 30 seconds and add the ginger garlic paste. Saute again for 30 seconds or until the raw smell goes. Don't overcook or burn. Add the seived tomato puree. Add salt and coriander powder and let it cook until the tomatoes leave oil on the sides. The tomatoes splatter a lot initially so be careful. Use a cover and cook on medium flame to prevent splattering.
6. Once the puree is reduced and you see oil on the sides, swtich off the flame. Add the chicken, heavy cream, garam masala and dried fenugreek leaves. Add pepper to taste and check salt. If you dont have the fenugreek leaves, use a handful of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves. Switching off is to prevent the heavy cream from curdling. Once everything is added, switch on the flame.
7. Cook on low heat for 5minutes or just until the chicken is fully cooked. Dont overcook or the cream will release fat. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice, chapati or naan with onion slices and lemon on sides…enjoy!!!!

Common ingredients: Chicken, yogurt, cream, onion, tomato paste, garam masala, onion, garlic, ginger. How to make Chicken Tikka Masala. We start off with a Chicken Tikka yoghurt marinade for chicken thighs. In case you are wondering about the difference between Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, the main thing is the char grilled flavour of the chicken which Butter Chicken does not have. In this post about butter chicken vs chicken tikka masala, we'll let you know how these two delicious dishes are different in more ways than one.

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