homemade chicken tikka masala that anyone can make / chicken tikka gravy
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
For making tikka:
Chicken bone less - 300 gms
Salt as needed for chicken
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Kashmiri Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Butter/oil to fry -1/2 cup
For gravy:
Oil+butter - 3 tbsp
Chopped onion - 3/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 11/2 tbsp
Tomato puree(ground tomatoes) - 1 cup
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder - 2 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Dry Fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi - 2 tsp
Fresh-cream - 1-2 tbsp
Instructions
- First lets take a bowl add chicken with salt, lemon juice mix.2.Add ginger garlic paste, curd, chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder & oil mix well.3.Keep still for 10 minutes.4.Now heat up a pan with butter fry marinated chicken pieces take out & keep ready.5.Save fried oil for the gravy.6.Keep a kadai with butter& oil add onions to golden.7.Then ginger garlic paste sauce well add tomato paste stir in.8.Add all the spices mentioned for the gravy with needed salt for the gravy.9.When tomatoes are cooked add water when it bubbles add fried chicken with fried oil stir in nicely.10.Add water to bring to gravy consistency.11.Close lid and cook open add kasuri methi, switch off add cream stir & serve.
Notes
- Chicken should not be cooked too much.
- Adding cream is optional.
- Do fry chicken in butter for more flavour.