Special chicken tikka masala, a variation of Indian chili chicken, is seasoned with tandoori masala spices in a tomato based curry sauce.
Special Chicken Tikka Masala
By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
My recipe of the day is with Foodie Extravaganza as we are posting recipes to start off the new year 2020 for National Curry Chicken Day which occurs on January 12th. But since we only post each month on the first Wednesday, the actual day will sometimes follow afterwards.
Special chicken tikka masala is the name given to this dish by a local eatery (Dushmesh) in Cincinnati. I am not sure if it is the official name or not.
I was given this one time by accident when we picked up some take-out and I had ordered something else. But having already left the scene of the mistake, I gave it a taste and decided I liked it, whatever it was. Upon examining their menu I deduced the name.
This recipe is very similar to chili chicken. Except for that one in particular, I think it uses plain chicken, whereas this one has the addition of tandoori masala spice. I didn’t notice the addition of any yogurt as you might get with chicken tikka masala. Which is boneless tandoori chicken in something like a butter curry sauce. At least locally.
I will probably get around to posting the chicken tikka masala. But that will be sometime after I post my recipe for tandoori chicken. As I have been refining my spice blend and have that recipe waiting to post.
Until I do post that recipe, you can feel free to use any commercial tandoori masala- Rajah is one brand I prefer (and I have based my personal spice blend on that one). If you can’t find it locally, it is sold online.
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Special Chicken Tikka Masala
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Special Chicken Tikka Masala
Ingredients
- 1 pound onions 2 large
- 3 bell peppers mixed colors
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or ghee
- 1 pound boneless chicken breast sliced into chunks
- 28 ounces tomato puree
- 1/4 cup sliced fresh jalapeno peppers
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup tandoori spice
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger root
Instructions
- Heat oil in a deep skillet and saute the onions and peppers until limp; stir in the chicken chunks and cook until browned.
- Add the tomato puree, jalapenos, lemon juice, tandoori spice, ground coriander, cumin, salt. pepper, brown sugar, ginger and water.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
- Serve with hot rice.
Notes
Love the name and the color of the dish, looks so delicious and tempting. Thank you for joining me in this event.
Getting your order wrong turned out to be a “happy accident”. Your recipe sounds delicious. Happy 2020 Sue, may the new year bring much happiness.
I’d happily eat just about anything they made at Dushmesh. We go out for curry more than anything else, I think.
Oooh, that color! This dish is gorgeous. What a happy mistake!
Just found this looking for Cincinnati Tikka Masala in particular, either Dusmesh or Swad! Will have to give this one a go and see how it compares. I’m surprised that there’s no cream in this recipe though. I feel like I remember it having more of an orange-ish tone that comes from the cream, no?
The regular chicken tikka masala is just boneless chicken done as tandoori chicken with the gravy from butter chicken added. This one is more like chilli chicken with tandoori spices in there so it won’t taste like the creamier version.
I haven’t posted my tandoori chicken and butter chicken recipes yet. Those are still in my backlogged files. I can try to get the tandoori up as soon as a few weeks. When the weather warms as I like it as a grilling recipe. Not sure when I can post the butter chicken- but keep an eye out for it.
Ah, ok, that makes sense. Will keep an eye out for your other recipes. Thanks!
Yummy & delicious recipe..