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Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce

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80 min

Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce

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Time

80 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

328

Rating

4.00★ (2)

Cuisine

Indian
Author: Victoria Buriak
A tikka masala sauce from a classic curry-stand recipe. This is not haute cuisine; it's the kind of nuclear-orange tikka masala you crave when you stumble out of a pub at 2 a.m. I make vast quantities of this sauce at one time as it freezes well. I also use more cayenne pepper than 1 teaspoon, but I give out the recipe like this for people who don't like heat.

Ingredients

  • ghee (clarified butter): 2 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • garlic: 4 clove (minced)
  • ground cumin: 1 Tbsp
  • salt: 1 tsp (to taste, optional)
  • ground ginger: 1 tsp
  • cayenne pepper: 1 tsp
  • ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
  • ground turmeric: 0.25 tsp
  • tomato sauce: 1 can (14 ounce can)
  • heavy whipping cream: 1 cup
  • white sugar: 1 Tbsp (to taste, optional)
  • paprika: 2 tsp
  • vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp
  • skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: 4 piece (cut into bite-size pieces)
  • curry powder: 0.5 tsp

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric into onion mixture; fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
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  2. Stir tomato sauce into onion and spice mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes, then mix in cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, and paprika. Bring sauce back to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until sauce is thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
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  3. Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir chicken into hot oil; add curry powder. Sear chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 3 minutes; stir often.
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  4. Transfer chicken and any pan juices into sauce. Simmer chicken in sauce until no longer pink, about 30 minutes; adjust sugar and salt to taste.
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