Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tikka masala. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Tikka Masala is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Tikka Masala is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tikka masala using 29 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tikka Masala:

1. Take Sauce
2. Take 1 Medium Yellow Onion
3. Prepare 2 Tablespoons Red Wine (Or Alcohol of Choice)
4. Get 1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
5. Make ready 4 Scallions
6. Make ready 5 Cloves Garlic
7. Prepare 28 oz can Whole Peeled/Plum/San Marzano Tomatoes
8. Take 28 oz can Crushed Tomatoes
9. Get 15 oz can Coconut Milk
10. Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
11. Prepare Spice mix
12. Prepare 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
13. Prepare 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
14. Prepare 1/2 Tablespoon Ground Cardamom
15. Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Curry Powder
16. Take 1/2 Tablespoon Turmeric
17. Get 1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
18. Take 1 Tablespoon Paprika
19. Get 1 Tablespoon Ground Coriander
20. Prepare 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
21. Take 1.5 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
22. Get 1 Teaspoon Rosemary
23. Make ready 1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (Add more if you want it spicier)
24. Get 2 Teaspoons Dried Orange Peel (Optional)
25. Prepare Chicken
26. Make ready 3-4 lbs Chicken Thighs
27. Prepare 1 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
28. Get 1/2 of Spice Mix
29. Make ready 1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil (For Frying)

Steps to make Tikka Masala:

1. Combine all Spice Mix ingredients in a small bowl and stir with a fork
2. Poke holes in the skin of the chicken thighs with a fork to help with absorbing marinade. Put the thighs in a large bowl.
3. Add 1 Cup Yogurt and half of the spice mix to bowl with the chicken thighs, mix thoroughly. Cover and put in fridge for at least 30 minutes.
4. While chicken is in the fridge, finely chop a medium yellow onion, 5 cloves of garlic, and slice 4 whole stalks of scallion. Set aside.
5. After chicken has marinated as long as you want, heat a large, preferably wide bottomed pot over medium high heat. When it reaches temperature, add olive oil.
6. Shake off some but not all of the yogurt marinade from the chicken, and add to the pot. Save marinade in the bowl. Only do a few pieces at a time, as you want the chicken and spices to brown well. Flip once after 3 minutes, or until the bottom is browned. The chicken shouldn't be cooked through yet, it will finish cooking in the sauce. It's okay if the chicken sticks a bit, the spices will continue to toast, and you'll deglaze it later with the wine. Remove chicken to a cutting board.
7. Slice chicken into bite sized pieces, and return them to the marinade bowl, coating them all over again.
8. Add a little bit more olive oil to the pan, and throw in the onion and scallions. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Cook for 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally.
9. Add garlic and the other half of the spice mix, cook another minute. Add red wine and tomato paste. Scrape all the chicken and spices that stuck to the bottom of the pot up.
10. Add whole tomatoes to the pot, crush with potato masher or wooden spoon. Add crushed tomatoes. Rinse the remaining tomato juice stuck to the side of the can with water, and add about half a tomato can's worth of that liquid to the pot.
11. Bring the liquid to just boiling, and add the chicken pieces along with the 1/2 tablespoon of sugar. Reduce to medium or medium low, and simmer anywhere between 1-4 hours
12. 40 minutes before you want to serve, add the coconut milk. Right before serving, taste for seasoning, add salt, or other seasonings to your preference.
13. Serve with rice and naan

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