Chicken Tikka Masala

Name: Chicken Tikka Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice; 1 ½ tablespoons canola oil; 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ½ medium sweet onion, diced; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger; 1 ½ teaspoons garam masala; 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder; 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce; 1 cup chicken stock; ½ cup heavy cream; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:31:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories571 kcal (29%)

Total Fat24.6 g (35%)

Carbs46.3 g (18%)

Sugars7.9 g (9%)

Protein41.1 g (82%)

Sodium995.4 mg (50%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupbasmati rice

1 ½ tablespoonscanola oil

1.5 poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs

cut into 1-inch chunks

kosher salt

to taste

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

0.5sweet onion

medium, diced

3 tablespoonstomato paste

3cloves garlic

minced

1 tablespoonginger

freshly grated

1 ½ teaspoonsgaram masala

1 ½ teaspoonschili powder

1 ½ teaspoonsground turmeric

1 x 15 ouncecan tomato sauce

1 cupchicken stock

½ cupheavy cream

2 tablespoonsfresh cilantro leaves

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

In a large saucepan of 2 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside

Step 2

Heat canola oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken and onion to the stockpot and cook until golden, about 4-5 minutes.

Step 3

Stir in tomato paste, garlic, ginger, garam masala, chili powder and turmeric until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir in tomato sauce and chicken stock; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes

Step 5

Stir in heavy cream until heated through, about 1 minute.

Step 6

Serve immediately with rice, garnished with cilantro, if desired.