Recipes
Chicken tikka masala
The nation's most popular curry. Get a taste of your favourite takeaway from the comfort of your own home!
The nation's most popular curry. Get a taste of your favourite takeaway from the comfort of your own home!
(84 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 6
Price: £1.14 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 255g serving contains
Energy
831kj
199kcal
831kj
199kcal
10%
Fat
4.6g
4.6g
Med
7%
7%
Saturates
0.5g
0.5g
Low
3%
3%
Sugars
8.7g
8.7g
Med
10%
10%
Salt
0.46g
0.46g
Med
8%
8%
1
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
326kj/78kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
326kj/78kcal
Ingredients
6 cloves garlic
4cm piece ginger, peeled
2tbsp tomato purée
2tsp garam masala
2tsp ground coriander
1tbsp ground turmeric
2tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground cinnamon
2tsp paprika
300ml yogurt
600g Chicken Breast Portions, cut into chunks
1tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1tsp chilli flakes
6 cardamom pods
400g can chopped tomatoes
25g pack coriander
3 plain poppadoms
Method
1
Put the garlic, ginger, tomato purée, garam masala, coriander, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, paprika and 150ml of the yogurt in a food processor and blend to a paste. Transfer to a non-metallic bowl, add the chicken and stir to combine. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hrs, or overnight.
2
Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium setting, add the onion, chilli and cardamom and fry for 3 mins until the spices release their aroma. Add the chicken mixture and the tomatoes, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 mins until the chicken is cooked and the sauce has thickened. Reduce the heat and stir in the rest of the yogurt.
3
Top the masala with the chopped coriander. Serve with Quick Pickle on the side and ½ poppadom per person.