Chicken Tikka Masala





Ingredients
1tsp cardamom powder
1/3tsp turmeric
1.5lbs boneless chicken
1/2tsp chili powder
2tsp cilantro paste
1/2 of bellpeppers(both green and red) cubed
1 onion cubed
1 onion chopped finely
1 tomato
6 cashew nuts
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1.5tbsp garlic paste
2 garlic cloves chopped
1.5tbsp ginger paste
1tsp cumin powder
1tsp of garam masala
3tbsp lemon juice
5tbsp oil
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4cup plain yogurt
to taste salt

Method
In bowl put the yogurt,half of all the masalas and powders and salt.Put 1tsp of ginger and garlic also.Separate this paste and In a part add chicken and marinate.Now you have to grill this spicy chicken.If you dont have grill dont worry,you can use the regular thava and fry these chicken by adding oil.But dont crisp,when it is half cooked and turn the other side.
The other part of yogurt masala put the capsicum,onion.Spread this to the half cooked chikken when it is cooking the other side.After frying all these switch of the flame.
In another pan drop the oil and and splutter the mustard seeds.When it is spluttered put the chopped garlic.put the ginger paste. When it is browned put the chopped onion.Fry the onions and add the masalas like chilli powder,coriander powder,turmeric,cumin powder etc.
Ground paste the toamato with cashew nuts.put this paste to the pan.Cook the tomato with out any water that its raw smell will go.Then add some water,salt,curry leaves and bring to a good boil.Then add the cooked chicken.Boil the curry and then add coconut milk and dont allow further boiling.It's ready to serve.

1 comments:

santha said...

thikka masala kollam.Iuppu nokki.very tasty. Santha