Cheat’s chicken tikka masala recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Packed with big flavours, this curry marries succulent chicken breast and fresh herbs with a fragrant tikka masala sauce. This classic takeaway dish can be rustled up in 30 minutes and is sure to impress even the biggest of curry fans.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 30 mins
- 370 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp tikka masala powder
- 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ghee or butter
- 1 onion, cut into 8 lengthwise
- 625g chicken breast, cut into 2.5cm pieces
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 100ml (3 1/2fl oz) double cream or coconut cream
- 100g baby spinach leaves
- steamed rice and plain yoghurt, to serve
For the garnish
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander, to serve
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1545kJ 370.0kcal
- Fat
- 19g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 0.4g
- Sugars
- 7g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 10.3gProtein 39.8gFibre 2.3g
Method
- In a bowl, mix the tikka masala powder with the gingerand garlic paste and set aside. Heat the ghee in a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
- Add the chickenpieces. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until browned, then add the tikka, ginger and garlic paste. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute more or until fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes and the cream and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through with no pink showing. Add the spinach.
- Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until the spinach has wilted. Serve with steamed rice and yoghurt, and garnish with the coriander.
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