Chicken Tikka Masala

Description

• Ethnicity - Punjabi, North Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• red food coloring
• juice of lime
• 10 oz thick yoghurt
• salt to taste
• 1.5 lb chicken, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ½ cup water
• oil for cooking

Directions

1. Grind the spices and mix with marinade ingredients.
2. Immerse chicken in marinade and leave in the fridge for 24 hours.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan until very hot.
4. Stir fry chicken vigorously for about 5 mins.
5. Remove chicken and keep warm.
6. Fry onion and garlic until just browning and return chicken with any remaining marinade and water.
7. Simmer until chicken is cooked and sauce is nice and thick.
8. Instead of cooking the chiken in the fry pan as in step 3.
9. This dish can also be done in a different fashion.
10. The chicken can be grilled in a grill to get for 5 minutes and to finish the chicken off grill it on high to get the burnt marks.
11. This dish is best served with naan, roti or rice.