Learn how to make Chicken Tikka Masala at home only on Variety Vantalu.

Try this simple restaurant style spicy and flavorful Chicken Tikka Masala Gravy at home for your main course.

Ingredients:

For Marination

250 gms Boneless Chicken/ చికెన్
2-3 tbsp Curd/ పెరుగు
Tandoor Food Colour (Orange)/ తాండూర్ ఫుడ్ కలర్
1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder/ కష్మిరి ఎర్ర కారం పొడి
1 tsp Mix Masala/ మిక్స్ మసాలా
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste/ అల్లం వెల్లుల్లి పేస్ట్
Salt to taste/ ఉప్పు

For Gravy

1 Onion smashed/ ఉల్లిపాయ పేస్ట్
1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste/ అల్లం వెల్లుల్లి పేస్ట్
Coriander Leaves/ కొత్తిమీర
1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder/ కష్మిరి ఎర్ర కారం పొడి
1 tsp Mix Masala/ మిక్స్ మసాలా
3 tsp Cashew Powder/ జీడిపప్పు పొడి
Water/ నీళ్ళు
Salt/ ఉప్పు
2 tbsp Oil/ నూనె

Method:

For Marination

- Take boneless chicken in a large bowl, add curd, kashmiri red chilli powder, mix masala, ginger garlic paste, tandoor colour & salt. Mix all the ingredients well.
- In a pan, cook the marinated chicken for 5-10 mins without oil or ghee.
- Once the marinate in the chicken dries, take it off the flame and let it cool down completely.

For Gravy

- In a pan, add oil & ginger garlic paste. Roast the ginger garlic paste for 2 mins.
- Then add onion paste, coriander leaves, kashmiri red chilli powder, mix masala, salt, cashew powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
- Add some water when the gravy thickens. Then add kitchen king masala & tandoor colour. Mix everything well.
- Cover it with a lid and let the gravy simmer on a low flame.
- Meanwhile, to get the tandoori flavor, place the cooled chicken pieces on a skewer and roast them on gas till the chicken gets black outer line.
- Add the roasted chicken pieces to the gravy and mix well.
- Add some water and cover it. Let the gravy simmer for 5 mins.
- Serve the hot Chicken Tikka Masala with Butter Naan or Roti.