Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala (CTM)- mild curry dish of chicken in a tomato-based sauce, and cooked in a tandoori style. Ingredients 1 lb. Chicken breast, skinless, boneless 1 pocket any brand store brand tikka masala 1 cup Onion, finely chopped 1 cup Tomato puree 2 or 3 Green chilies,Julienne Strips 1 tsp Salt or to taste 4 tsp Cooking oil ¼ cup Water Honey to taste Marinating : 2 Tbsp. Yogurt 1 pinch Orange Red food color Baking: 4 or 5 Bamboo Skewers 1 oven proof tray Garnishing: ¼ cup Onion cut into lengthwise 4 stks Coriander leaves 1 Lemon, cut into length wedges

Method Wash and cut the chicken into small cubes. In a medium size bowl, take yogurt and 2 Tbsp of store bought chicken tikka masala; marinate them for 2 hours(marinate overnight if you desired) Preheat oven to 350° F. Thread marinated chicken cubes onto the skewers;place them on oven proof aluminium tray.  Place the tray on the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes; rotate them and cook again for another 5 min. After Chicken is baked, let it cool. Slightly twist the chicken before removing from the skewers, this would help them loosen up and come off easily without hurting fingers. While chicken is cooling, prepare masala by heating 2 tsp. oil in a pan. Sauté chopped onion till they turn golden; add green chillies Add tomato puree and 1/4 cup of water. Add remaining masala from the store brought masala packet . Add salt; add honey if you desired; cook for 3-4 min Add baked marinated chicken into the the masala. Let cook for 3-4 min. Meanwhile, in a small pan heat 2 tsp oil; fry onion on Medium Low heat for 1-2 min. or until crispy. Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves,fried onion and lemon wedges before serve. Serve hot with Tandoori Naan, Paratha or Roti. Note Canned tomatoes/tomato puree works fine for this recipes. Store brought chicken tikka masala will gives you good restaurent style taste.