Chicken Tikka Masala
User Reviews
4.9
21 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
4
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Calories
546 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Chicken Tikka Masala
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This Chicken Tikka Masala tastes as good as takeaway – chargrilled marinated chicken in a rich tomato and cream sauce. Start this recipe up to six hours/ a day in advance to allow the chicken to marinate.
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Ingredients
Chicken + Marinade
- 240 g (1 cup) Greek or thick natural yogurt fat free for a slimming version
- 2 tbsp Tikka curry powder
- 1 lemon juice only
- ½ tsp salt
- 900 g (2 pounds) skinless chicken thighs or breasts cut into chunky pieces
Curry Sauce
- 2 tbsp ghee or butter use Fry Light for slimming version
- 2 onions diced
- 2 tbsp Tikka curry powder
- 3 tsp garlic paste or 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tsp ginger paste or 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 red chilli, finely diced
- 1 tsp brown sugar or Sukrin Gold sweetener
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 500 g (1 lb 2oz) passata (tomato purée) or 400g/14oz tinned chopped tomatoes
- 120 ml (½ cup) chicken stock or more, as needed
- 200 g (7 oz) cubed peeled butternut squash optional
- 4 tbsp double cream or coconut cream or fat free fromage frais for slimming version (see notes for other options)
- Salt and pepper to season to taste
To serve
- fresh coriander (cilantro) roughly chopped
- 1 lime, cut into wedges to serve
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
- Add all the ingredients for the marinade into a bowl and mix together. Add the chicken pieces, stir to combine, cover and chill for 6 hour or overnight.
Make the curry sauce
- Heat the ghee or butter in a pot (or mist with cooking spray) and pan fry your onions for 5-10 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring often, until softened.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chilli and Tikka powder and cook for a further 3-5 minutes.
- Add the tomato paste, passata, squash (if using) and chicken stock, bring to simmer and cook over gentle heat for 25-30 minutes, stirring once in a while.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick.
- Blend until smooth using an immersion blender. This is not essential and you can skip if you prefer. If you have added the squash I would recommend blending to create a naturally creamy sauce.
Grill the chicken
- Meanwhile, preheat a griddle pan and mist with cooking oil. Pan fry the chicken pieces until cooked through and slightly charred. Alternatively spread the chicken on a rack set over a roasting tin place under a hot grill, quite close to the heat, for 7 minutes per side until charred in places. You can also thread the chicken onto metal skewers and cook under a grill.
Add chicken to the sauce
- Add the chicken pieces (and any juices that have collected in the roasting pan if grilled) into the masala sauce and heat through for a few minutes.
- Stir in the cream then taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with pilau rice with lime wedges on the side.
Notes
- This chicken curry is, surprisingly, suitable for popular weight loss plans if you stir fat free fromage frais or yogurt into the sauce.
- Storing and freezing instructions
- Chicken Tikka Masala keeps beautifully for up to three days in the fridge with the flavours intensifying over time. Make sure to reheat properly, ideally on the hob, before serving. If the sauce is too thick you can stir in some extra cream or a little water.
- Chicken Tikka Masala keeps beautifully for up to three days in the fridge with the flavours intensifying over time. Make sure to reheat properly, ideally on the hob, before serving. If the sauce is too thick you can stir in some extra cream or a little water.
- Freeze this curry in portions for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and, again, please make sure to reheat until piping hot all the way through before serving.
- Freeze this curry in portions for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the fridge and, again, please make sure to reheat until piping hot all the way through before serving.
- Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World or something Weight Watchers. These weight loss plans are often updated in line with latest nutritional guidance and may change so for accurate information it is best to join as a member.
- Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on ingredients and serving sizes.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
546kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
55g
(110%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
221mg
(74%)
Sodium
7814mg
(326%)
Potassium
1541mg
(44%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
874IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
248mg
(25%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 546 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 546kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 55g | 110% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 221mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 7814mg | 326% |
| Potassium | 1541mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 874IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 248mg | 25% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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21 reviews
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