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Chicken Tikka Masala - Downloadable Recipe

Spicy chicken tikka served in a creamy tomato sauce hits all the right notes, so it’s no wonder chicken tikka masala is now known as Britain’s national dish!

To make this recipe, you'll need:

HALDI BLEND: 2 tsp

JEERA BLEND: tsp

METHI BLEND: 3 ½ tsp

MIRCHI BLEND: ½ tsp

Description

Spicy chicken tikka served in a creamy tomato sauce hits all the right notes, so it’s no wonder chicken tikka masala is now known as Britain’s national dish! The origin of this curry is disputed, but some claim it was invented in Glasgow when a chef made a sauce using a tin of tomato soup and a splash of cream.

More Info

Book: Curry Legend Chef's Specials

Page number: 52

Effort: Medium effort

Serves: 4

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Origin: India

Shopping List

  • 500g diced chicken (thighs are best)
  • 4 cloves of garlic - finely grated or crushed
  • 2 tomatoes - roughly chopped
  • ½ lemon
  • 30g butter
  • 50ml cream (any type) or natural yogurt
  • 3 tbsp tomato puree
  • 20g cashew nuts or use ground almonds or desiccated coconut
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Blends Needed

HALDI BLEND: 2 tsp

JEERA BLEND: tsp

METHI BLEND: 3 ½ tsp

MIRCHI BLEND: ½ tsp

Goes Great With
Also Works a Treat With

Paneer for a veg version

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Amy Eplett
It was delicious

We did the chicken tikka masala with gobi aloo, katchcumber and mango chutney and it was delicious.

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Deborah Brown
Utterly divine.

My Pre Christmas batch-cooking cookathon is well underway. I had to pause to upload this fragrant beauty of a dish though. I'm only amazed that I have not made this Chef's Special wonder before. Delicious. Thank you guys. This tikka masala tastes utterly divine.

We're also shocked that you've never made this Chef's Specials classic before - we're sure it won't be the last time, though! This looks great and we're so pleased to hear how much you enjoyed it!

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Sarah Sloan

Chicken Tikka Massala - super tasty, really interesting chutneys :) love the chilly jam!

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Karen Mchallam

Hannah is my son's girlfriend and, when she comes to stay, she always asks if we can cook together. Tonight, we made Chicken Madras, Tikka Masala, Gobi Aloo, parathas and berry rice. She struggles with too much spice but always likes to try - and is now a lover of the Madras. We all enjoyed our Indian feast.

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Robin Anderson

One of the (many) things I love about the Curry Legend recipes is that you find a favourite, only to be replaced by a new favourite. Chicken Tikka Masala is my new absolute favourite. It is rich and creamy with a tangy tomato flavour. I know I will be making this again soon.

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Richard Banks

Another Curry Legend of the future! Benji loved his Tikka Masala on homemade Naan, its the perfect family-friendly combination of mild spice, fragrance and creamy tomato. Very easy to make and loved by all. We'll be having it again very soon. Thank you The Spicery

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Robin Anderson

Compared to some Curry Legend recipes, Chicken Tikka Masala is slightly more work, as you grill the marinading chicken separately whilst making the sauce before combining them. However, it is worth the extra effort for the succulent chicken and the rich tomato sauce. We enjoyed it with Tomato Rice and Naan Bread.

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Sara Slinger

I wanted to share the image of the chicken tikka from the chicken tikka masala recipe as it was so pretty and colourful! This went into the luxurious chicken tikka masala sauce and it got a 10/10 from the family so we'll definitely be making it again!