Chicken Tikka Masala

Ingredients:

For Blending:

• Cashew - 5 nos
• Tomatoes - 2 medium

For Marination:

• Chicken - 15 pieces
• Turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp
• Any Chicken Curyr pdr - 1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Kasthuri Methi - 1 tsp
• Curd - 1 cup
• Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - lil
• Oil - 1 tsp

Other Ingredients for the Masala:

• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - 1
• Cardamom - 2
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Finely chopped or ground onion - 1 medium
• Salt
• Chilli pdr - 1 tsp
• Cumin pdr - 1 tbsp
• Coriander pdr - 1 tbsp
• Cream (opt) - I used half n half - 1 tbsp
• Corianderleaves - for garnish

Preparation:

Blend Cashewnuts(5) and Tomato(2 medium) and keep aside.

Marinate Chicken with turmeric pdr + any chicken curry pdr + Ginger garlic paste + Kasthuri Methi + Curd + 1/2 tsp lemon juice + Salt + oil. Marinate the veggies (capsicum, onion, tomato, green chilli) with the same spices as mentioned above.

Fry the chicken and the veggies in a pan else grill them in a griller. Once they get well cooked, set it aside.

In heated oil, add whole garam masala(cloves, cinnamon, cardamom) + cumin seeds + finely chopped onion (you can also grind it to a paste) + salt + chilli pdr + sprinkle some water + turmeric pdr + cumin pdr + corriander pdr + blended tomato paste. Cook this closed for 2 mins. After 2 minutes and the spices smell leaves, add the grilled chicken and veggies. Finally add some cream (opt) and garnish with coriander leaves.