Chicken Tikka Masla

Chicken Tikka Masala is a favorite Indian dish which is served as a starter and is often taken up as a main course...
                                                  

Chicken Tikka Masala

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons garam masala
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 1-inch piece peeled ginger root, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter or ghee
• 3 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 whole red chili, crushed slightly with the back of a knife (optional)
• 2 large ripe tomatoes, deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt to taste

Procedure

•  Mix all marinade ingredients and pour over chicken in a large bowl. 
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours, preferably overnight. 
• Cook chicken in a large pan over high heat until nearly cooked through, then transfer to a plate and set aside. You'll want the chicken to finish cooking in the sauce. Discard the remainer of the marinade. 
• Combine onion, garlic and ginger in a blender until smooth. Heat the clarified butter in a medium saucepan, then pour in onion mixture. 
• Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. If you want yours on the spicier side, throw in a whole red chili.
• Add garam masala and tomatoes, lower heat slightly and cook until tomatoes cook down into the sauce, about 15 minutes.
• Add chicken, and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Add heavy cream, remove from heat, fish out the whole chili, taste for salt and allow to stand and thicken for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with basmati rice, chopped cilantro, yogurt and lime wedges.

                                                                Happy Cooking .... !