Indian chicken Tikka masala recipe in English: 1 Best Recipe

Woooow! When I made this Best Authentic Indian Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe in English Step by Step, everyone in my home came in the kitchen, before I finished my cooking,

And they are like, wooooww, wooooww, woooow, so beautiful, so elegant, just smelling like a wooooow.

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Kya khushboo hai chicken tikka masala ki, how good aroma is that,

Now your family members reaction will be the same also, when you try my style chicken tikka recipe.

You know why? Because I take chicken pieces, what popular restaurant’s also don’t take, don’t use,

What I use in this chicken tikka masala recipe. You just read this full blog post,

I have given very simple and easy to follow instructions for you like in step wise,

And also I have given ingredients with the help of images also, so that, u don’t get confuse,

And also I have almost 11 pro tips for you to cook this masterpiece, chicken tikka masala recipe.

So what are you waiting for? Let’s gather some ingredients for chicken tikka masala recipe.

Chicken tikka masala Recipe ingredients:

We need ingredients for chicken marination for cooking chicken tikka and we need ingredients for masala (gravy) for our chicken tikka.

So first, we will gather all the ingredients, then we will move to the cooking process.

Ingredients for chicken marination:

I am taking 1 KG of Chicken

(Good enough for 4 to 6 person in the family) here I am taking with bones and with skin chicken pieces,

Because I can’t eat only soft chicken breast pieces, so you can also take

1 kg of with bones, with skin chicken pieces and cut them into according to your preferred sizes.

Next Take 1 Cup of Thick Curd (dahi)
Then take 1 good size of lemon
Next take 2 table spoon of freshly grinded ginger and garlic paste
Next take 1 table spoon of Degi Mirch Powder (or you can take kashmiri red chilli powder)
Next take 1 table spoon of Turmeric Powder
Then take 1 table spoon of Cumin Powder
And next take 2 table spoon of Coriander Powder
Now if you bought chicken tikka masala powder, then take 1 table spoon of it now (OR you can simply take 1 table spoon of garam masala powder).
And lastly for chicken marination, take Salt 1 table spoon.

These are the 10 ingredients we are using for chicken marination, we have to prepare chicken tikka with this chicken marination.

But before, let’s gather some more ingredients for our masala (gravy).

Ingredients for the Gravy (Masala): {for Chicken Tikka Masala}

First take 4 Table Spoon of Ghee for Best Taste. (OR you can take any cooking oil)
Next take 2 good size of onions and chop them finely into thin slices
Next take 4 fresh red Tomatoes and make a smooth puree of tomatoes.
Again here take 1 table spoon of Ginger and Garlic Paste
Next Take ½ (Half) tea spoon of Cumin Seeds (jeera)
Next take 1 Cinnamon Stick (should be 1 inch in size) (Daalchini)
Next take 4 to 5 green Cardamom Pods (Elaichi)

Then take 4 to 6 Cloves (Loung)
Then take again 1 table spoon of Corinader Powder
Next take 1 table spoon of Kashmiri red chilli powder
Again if you have chicken butter masala powder (store bought), then take 2 table spoon of readymade chicken tikka masala powder

Or if you don’t have market bought chicken tikka masala powder, then simply you can take half table spoon of garam masala powder.

Very Important Ingredient Take 1 cup of Full Heavy Cream
Next take salt half tea spoon
Then lastly take fresh finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.

These are the 14 ingredients, we will use to prepare the gravy for our chicken tikka.

Now let’s see the easy to follow instructions for cooking best authentic chicken tikka masala.

Instructions for Cooking Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe Stepwise:

Indian chicken Tikka masala recipe in English

Step 1:- is Chicken Marination Process:

Here we will take 1 good size of bowl, good size enough to marinade our 1 KG of Chicken.

Now in the bowl, add 1 cup of full thick Curd (dahee), and then add fresh 2 table spoon of ginger and garlic paste, 1 table spoon of degi mirch or Kashmiri red chilli powder,

1 table spoon of turmeric powder, 1 table spoon of cumin powder, 1 table spoon of coriander powder,

1 table spoon of chicken tikka masala powder or garam masala powder, and 1 table spoon of salt,

Add all these ingredients in a bowl and mix them and make paste.

Next add that 1 kg of with bones and with skin chicken pieces in the masala bown,

Then squeeze that full lemon on top of the chicken pieces,

And now mix it perfectly, all the chicken pieces should coat perfectly with all the masala.

Now very important step, you have to keep this chicken marination for 2 hours of Rest, or you can keep this chicken marination for whole night in the refrigerator for more best flavours.

Step 2: Process of Grilling, roasting, or frying this chicken Marinaition:

If you don’t have oven or griller, the you can use tawa to make chicken tikka.

In tawa, first add 2 table spoon of ghee or any cooking oil and dry fry the chicken pieces for 8 minutes on one side and 8 minutes on another side of the chicken.

Don’t over load tawa with chicken pieces, or else, you won’t get best fried chicken tikka in tawa.

If you have oven, then preheat the oven and roast chicken pieces for 15 minutes in oven.

You can watch the below video of roasting chicken tikka:

See, we are cooking Chicken Tikka Masala, right? So it is not much important to grill or roast chicken tikka in the griller or in the oven only,

If you don’t have oven or griller, then you can dry fry the chicken pieces in the tawa also, which we have marinated for 2 hours.

If you have oven or griller, then best you can do is grilling or roasting the chicken pieces.

Step 3: now let’s prepare the Gravy (masala):

Here first take a pan or kadahi and add 4 table spoon of ghee or any cooking oil

And then heat it for few seconds, once oil or ghee is hot, now

Add half tea spoon of cumin seeds, 1 cinnamon stick (1 inch size), 4 to 5 green cardamom pods, 4 to 6 cloves (loung) in the pan or kadai in the hot oil,

And let it cook for few seconds, the nice aroma (khooshboo) will come from the whole spices, which u have just added in the pan,

Step 4:

Now add those thinly sliced onion pieces in the pan and cook onions, until they turn into nice golden brown in colour, (on medium heat).

Once you see, your onions are brown, now add 1 table spoon of fresh grinded ginger and garlic paste in the pan and

Cook it for 1 minute on medium flame, in this much of time, the raw smell of ginger and garlic paste will disappears.

Step 5:

Now in 5^th step, add 4 tomatoes puree in the pan and mix it in the pan and slow cook it for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame,

After 4 to 5 minutes, now time to give masala a taste,

Step 6:

So here add, 1 table spoon of coriander powder, 1 table spoon of Kashmiri or degi red chilli powder, ½ (half) tea spoon of turmeric powder,

2 table spoon of chicken tikka masala (readymade store bought) or you don’t have, then add half tea spoon of garam masala powder,

And half tea spoon of salt in the pan in the tomato pure mixture, and mix all the ingredients gently.

And now let all this mixture cook again for 5 to 6 minutes on low flame.

In this much of time, all the spices will release their oil and all the flavours will mix perfectly.

Step 7:

Now, this step is very important for chicken tikka masala recipe, which is,

Now add 1 full cup of thick heavy cream in the pan and mix it well gently.

And allow it to cook for few more minutes on very low flame,

The gravy becomes thick in few minutes, if you cook it on very low flame.

Step 8: time to give heart to the chicken tikka masala recipe:

Once your gravy is little thick, now add those grilled or roasted chicken pieces in the pan.

And mix it well and let it again cook for another 5 to 8 minutes on very low flame.

So that, our chicken tikka absorbs the flavours of masala in it.

After 5 to 8 minutes of slow cooking after adding chicken pieces in the masala,

Now you can taste little bit of the chicken tikka masala and taste,

If you want to adjust salt, then adjust it,

If everything is perfect, then simple garnish it with fresh finely chopped coriander leaves.

That’s it for cooking our chicken tikka masala recipe. This is my style, I use with bones and with skin chicken pieces,

Many restaurants and mommies use only chicken breast in chicken tikka masala recipe.

You can also take only chicken breast, if you want to enjoy your chicken tikka masala recipe soft,

Or if you want to enjoy, juicy, flavourful delicious chicken tikka masala recipe, then you can also take with bones and with skin chicken pieces.

Step 9: Serving Suggestion:

Now, how will you enjoy this chicken tikka masala?

Let me give you the best combination with chicken tikka masala.

You can enjoy chicken tikka masala with jeera rice, kaaju rice, or simple steamed rice or basmati rice,

And also you can enjoy chicken tikka with jawar roti, chapatti, or with rumali roti also, and with naan also you can enjoy chicken tikka masala recipe.

Now let me give you some pro tips for cooking this chicken tikka masala recipe

Pro Tips for cooking chicken tikka masala recipe:

First tip is, you can take any chicken pieces, like only chicken breast, or chicken thighs, or with bones and with skin chicken pieces.
My tip is, take with bones and with skin chicken pieces for juicy chicken tikka masala recipe.
Chicken marination process is very important, keep it in rest for atleast 2 hours or for best you can keep chicken for over night marination.
To make chicken tikka, if you don’t have oven or griller, then you can make it in tawa also, but don’t overload the tawa with chicken pieces.
For best taste, take only ghee, if you don’t have, then don’t worry, any cooking oil would be fine.
Cream is must in this chicken tikka masala recipe. This ingredients gives our dish the rich flavour.
And yess, when you take curd, then take only thick curd, or else, when you put chicken for marination, loose curd will make your marination watery.
When you prepare chicken tikka, for best colour, if you don’t have Kashmiri red chilli powder, then you can take normal red chilli powder and
Little red food colour in chicken marinaiton, if you want red chicken tikka’s
You can buy readymade chicken tikka masala powder, if you have this readymade masala powder, then don’t use garam masala powder in the recipe, use this powder istead of garam masala powder.
Must Use tomato puree in this chicken tikka masala recipe.
Don’t over chicken tikka’s, or else, you will have to eat super dried chicken pieces.

Now if you follow my these tips, then my friend, you are about to cook one best authentic Indian chicken tikka masala recipe.

so everyone, muh me paani aara hai na? of-course, this chicken tikka masala recipe is that good, before you finish your cooking,

everyone will get in the line, so that you can serve them first. yesss this is that delicious.

now you tell me, do you like my style, like i use with bones and with skin chicken pieces in this chicken tikka masala recipe.

i know, chicken tikka is made with chicken breast in popular restaurants, but do you know, why they use only breast pieces?

because they want to save time to cook chicken pieces fast,

but we are cooking this chicken tikka masala recipe in our home, for us, for yourself, for your family, so why don’t we experiment with this chicken tikka recipe.

and do you know, if you use only chicken breast pieces, then when you cook chicken tikka, due to overcook, your chicken pieces get super dry,

and this won’t taste good in this chicken tikka masala recipe.

i like that crispy skin of chicken pieces, when we prepare chicken tikka, that skin gives use crispiness in the dish, and those chicken leg pieces or bones pieces with give your, juicy flavours,

we can use, with bones and with skin or skinless chicken pieces in chicken tikka recipe.

now focus on my tips, note what i said in those tips, those tips will help you to make this masterpiece chicken tikka recipe.

checkout this:

Indian Chicken Tikka Masala Powder Recipe:

i have shared a detailed recipe on Indian Chicken Tikka Masala Powder Recipe, you can check this also, if you want your own chicken tikka masala powder recipe. tap on the below image, you will go to the web story.