Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Chicken tikka masala


Ingredients
For marinating
Chicken - 1 pound
Chicken tikka masala - 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Yoghurt - 1 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Kasuri methi - 1 tsp

For the gravy
Onion -1 small (cut into cubes)
Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
Green chilly - 1
Cashew nuts - 1/4 cup
water -
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
chilly powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
cumin powder -1/2 tsp
Caradamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Chicken tikka masala - 1 tsp
fresh cream - 1 cup
Butter - 3 tbsp
Kasuri methi - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - few
Oil - 1 tbsp
salt -

Preparation
1. Marinate chicken with above mentioned 'for marinating' ingredients
2. Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hrs
3 Pre-heat oven in 400 F .Line up a baking tray with aluminium foil and spread the marinated chicken to this.and bake it for 30 minutes.when one side is done put the other side and cook.
4..In a pan add oil saute onion,ginger garlic paste and green chilly .
5. Saute it untill the raw smell of it goes away
6.Grind it along with water and cashews into a smooth paste
7.In a pan add butter .when butter melts add onion paste and saute
8.when the oil starts comes out from sides add the tomato puree along with all the powders.(spices) and salt.
9.Cover it and cook in low flame untill the raw smell of all powders goes away
10.Add baked chicken to this and cook covered until the meat tender
11.Add fresh cream,kasuri methi and cilantro leaves and cook for another 1 minute and serve hot
12. Garnish with fresh cream and kasuri methi

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