Chicken Tikka

I found this recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala in an in-flight magazine. As I browsed through it I was hooked. I felt it was a promising recipe and it turned out better than I expected. Though it is not as photogenic as I would have wished it to be, do not be deceived by the looks. This one was O so addictive and oozing with Umami. What appealed to me about the recipe is its versatility. The ingredients can be found in any part of the world, - no masalas or food colouring like in other Chicken Tikka Masala recipes I've seen.

Ingredients-
2 chicken breasts

1st marination
1tbs ginger-garlic paste
lemon juice
salt to taste

• Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and apply the ingredients for 1st marination and keep aside for an hour, preferably overnight.

2nd marination-
Ingredients A
100 ml Cream
1tbs ginger-garlic paste
25gms cheese
1 1/2tbs cashew nut powder
1 egg white
Ingredients B
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1/3 tbs black pepper crushed
oil
salt to taste

• Mix together Ingredients A until the cheese dissolves and becomes a fine paste.
• Whisk in Ingredients B except oil to the above and mix well.
• Remove the extra water from the chicken pieces.
• Mix the chicken pieces with the batter and rub well.
• Keep aside for 2 hours.

• Drizzle oil over the pieces and grill on micro+ grill combination for 10 minutes.
• Turn over and grill for 5 minutes or till done.

Sauce
Ingredients-
1/4tsp cumin seeds
1 onion minced
2 large ripe tomatoes minced
salt to taste

Preparation-

• Heat oil in a pan splutter cumin seeds.
• Saute onions and add the minced tomatoes.
• Cover and cook till tomatoes are mashed and cooked.
• Add salt to taste. Take off the fire.
• Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
• Serve hot with......... guess what? (coming in the next post)

Sending this for Side Dish Showdown