Easy Chicken Tikka Masala

Easy Chicken Tikka Masala might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One serving contains 616 calories, 31g of protein, and 34g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 4 and costs $1.99 per serving. It is brought to you by Bowl of Delicious. 616 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Indian food. A mixture of brown rice, butter, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. With a spoonacular score of 86%, this dish is excellent. Try Easy Chicken Tikka Masala, Easy Chicken Tikka Masala, and Chicken Tikka Masala – Easy for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup brown basmati rice

4 tablespoons butter

1.5 cups (1 small can) crushed or pureed tomatoes

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes

1 heaping tablespoon garam masala

2 cloves garlic, minced

1-inch piece of ginger, grated*

½-3/4 cup heavy cream or whole milk (coconut milk can also be used)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoons butter or olive oil

1 onion, diced

½ teaspoon salt

salt and pepper, to taste

1¾ cups water

Equipment:

pot

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

If you have the time, marinate the chicken in the yogurt, 1 teaspoon garam masala, and salt and pepper to taste for 20 minutes or overnight.For the rice, melt butter or olive oil in a medium pot over medium high heat. Add rice and cumin seeds and toast for approximately 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add water and salt, bring to a boil, cover and turn heat to low. Rice will cook in approximately 30 minutes.While rice cooks, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil plus 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat.If you did not marinate the chicken, season it with salt and pepper. Brown chicken until fully cooked on both sides. Remove from pot and set aside.Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to pot and saute onions and ginger until softened.Add garlic and saute for approximately 1 minute, or until fragrant.Add tomatoes, garam masala, cayenne pepper, and chicken.Once heated, add cream or milk.Serve over rice with naan.

 

Step by step:


1. If you have the time, marinate the chicken in the yogurt, 1 teaspoon garam masala, and salt and pepper to taste for 20 minutes or overnight.For the rice, melt butter or olive oil in a medium pot over medium high heat.

2. Add rice and cumin seeds and toast for approximately 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Add water and salt, bring to a boil, cover and turn heat to low. Rice will cook in approximately 30 minutes.While rice cooks, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil plus 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat.If you did not marinate the chicken, season it with salt and pepper. Brown chicken until fully cooked on both sides.

4. Remove from pot and set aside.

5. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to pot and saute onions and ginger until softened.

6. Add garlic and saute for approximately 1 minute, or until fragrant.

7. Add tomatoes, garam masala, cayenne pepper, and chicken.Once heated, add cream or milk.

8. Serve over rice with naan.


Nutrition Information:

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615k Calories
30g Protein
34g Total Fat
47g Carbs
19% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
615k
31%

Fat
34g
53%

  Saturated Fat
16g
100%

Carbohydrates
47g
16%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
143mg
48%

Sodium
855mg
37%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
30g
61%

Manganese
2mg
101%

Vitamin B3
15mg
75%

Vitamin B6
1mg
65%

Selenium
37µg
54%

Phosphorus
425mg
43%

Magnesium
123mg
31%

Vitamin B5
2mg
27%

Potassium
894mg
26%

Vitamin B1
0.36mg
24%

Vitamin A
1069IU
21%

Vitamin E
3mg
20%

Copper
0.37mg
18%

Fiber
4g
18%

Vitamin C
12mg
15%

Iron
2mg
15%

Zinc
2mg
14%

Vitamin B2
0.23mg
13%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Calcium
87mg
9%

Folate
33µg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.3µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.53µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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