The picture is not doing my chicken tikka masala justice. This chicken tikka masala has the combination of sweetness, sourish , spiciness that just awakened your taste buds! When i decided to blog what i had for dinner, it just show how excited i am with what i made today for dinner. Fun facts: the origin of chicken tikka masala is disputed. Some claim that it is from Glasgow, Scotland and some said it was created in a Bangladeshi Restaurant in England.Learn more about chicken tikka in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala
Recipes
Chicken Marinate
A
1/2 cup of yogurt
1 lemon
3 ts ground cumin
3 ts ground pepper
4 ts cayenne pepper
2 ts salt or to taste
2 pieces of chicken breast , cubed
4 skewer
Sauce
1/2 cup sour cream ( low fat)
3 tb tomato sauce
1 ts vegetable oil
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of cubed onion
1 tomato ( cubed)
1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
3 ts paprika
2 ts salt( or to taste)
3 ts ground cumin
2-3 red jalapeno pepper ( less if prefer less spicy)
1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
1) Marinate the chicken breast with A and keep in refrigerator for 1/2 hour to 1 hour
2) Preheat oven to grill mode
3) Soak the Skewer in water for 10-20 minutes ( to prevent the skwer from burning)
4) Thread chicken on skewer and cook each side for 5 minutes or until brown
5) Heat oil in the pan
6) Cook onion for 5 minutes until caramelized, then saute garlic , and jalapeno until fragrant
7) Stir in tomato, tomato sauce, sour cream , and cilantro
8) Cook the sauce until thickened, then season with salt
9) Add chicken and simmer for 5 minutes
10)Serve warm and top it with fresh cilantro
