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Chicken tikka masala

Name: Chicken tikka masala
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts each cut into 4-6 pieces; 1 jar tikka masala curry paste; butter; a small handful coriander chopped; oil for frying; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 tbsp garam masala; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 2 tsp tomato purée; 2 tsp sugar; 142ml carton double cream; 1 tbsp ground almonds

Lulu Grimes

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 8

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

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One of the nation's favourite recipes, Chicken tikka masala is a hybrid Indian curry born in the UK. Brown your chicken at the edges for a fragrant tikka masala

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Make this classic chicken tikka masala and serve with our pilau rice or naan bread. Also check out our healthy chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, chicken korma, paneer biryani and more chicken curry recipes. For another idea with this spice mix, try our sizzling chicken tikka skewers.

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts

each cut into 4-6 pieces
1 jar tikka masala curry paste
butter
a small handful coriander

chopped

Sauces

oil

for frying
1 onion

finely chopped
1 tbsp garam masala
400g tin chopped tomatoes
2 tsp tomato purée
2 tsp sugar
142ml carton double cream
1 tbsp ground almonds

Method

step 1

Put the chicken in a bowl and add 4 tbsp tikka paste, mix together well and leave for an hour.
step 2

Meanwhile, to make the sauce, heat a little oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until it is softened and starting to brown. Add the garam masala and cook for a minute, then add the chopped tomatoes, tomato purée and sugar and bring everything to a simmer. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes thicken then add the cream and almonds and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
step 3

Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Spread the chicken pieces on a rack over a roasting tin and cook for 15 minutes until just cooked.
step 4

Add the chicken to the sauce, season with salt and stir in a knob of butter and the coriander.

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