Chicken Tikka Masala

[cookie1]

Chicken Tikka Masala
Fast and Easy Indian Cooking   page 89
Tweaking

I made the tikka paste with quite a few alterations, mainly because I couldn't get the ingredients. I couldn't get coriander seeds so used a little powder, I only used about 5 dried chillies as I was afraid it would be too hot, and slightly less ginger as I hadn't bought enough.

The Chicken Tikka Masala I made exactly as the recipe but used less oil to cook it with. We really loved the flavour and will enjoy using up the rest of the Tikka paste.

5/5

[Thermomixer]

Great work cookie1 - have to start cooking from the book soon

[cookie1]

I would cook from it every night as DD and I love that sort of food. DH isn't so fond of it.

[vivacity]

Thanks for the review, cookie1. My husband loves chicken tikka masala and we can't get a decent one in Germany. I'll surprise him with it tomorrow. The Indian cookbook really is brilliant.

[JulieO]

This is on my menu plan for next week.

Vivacity did you end up making it?   

[vivacity]

Yes, I did I made the paste and then the chicken tikka masala. It turned out quite hot but since it's snowville here at the moment it was good for warming us up

[JulieO]

Thanks Viv, can't wait to give it a go. 

[Caroline J]

I have made this with chicken and prawns, both were fabulous!  Such a quick meal if you have already made a batch of the paste.
5/5

[BellaBear]

Cookie, just mentioned the Tikka paste in the thread about Korma.

I made my Tikka paste to recipe and it was HOT.  Delicious but hot.  I originally made it to use for the butter chicken but have since made the Chicken Tikka Masala as well.  I loved the flavour but it was too hot for the children.  It even had the two of us sweating (had to have a beer with it).

Next batch of Tikka paste I will cut back on the chilli otherwise I'm going to end up having to cook separate adult/children meals.

[cookie1]

I often cut back on the chilli.  Usually about every second batch.

[versaceyoyo]

made the tikka paste earlier this week and am really happy with it.  whilst it is a bit of a palaver to make, it means that for the next 6 weeks (that's how long is keeps in the fridge) we can have variations on a tikka theme with little or no preparation.

[meganjane]

I love the Tikka Paste. I feel it will keep a lot longer than that versace. I made sausage rolls yesterday and threw in two tablespoons of it into the sausage mixture. Scrummy!

I never put the amount of chillies that these recipes call for.

[Morte]

I have the tikka paste cooking currently.
I only put in 1/2 the requested chillies, not wanting it too hot.
It says it's supposed to be red, but mine's more a brown so far. The recipe calls for tomato PUREE, but I'm wondering if the recipe writer meant tomato PASTE. Anyone have any input here?
Thanks.

[cookie1]

I always use tomato paste in mine too. Mine is sort of a brownish red. I tend to add things and leave things out each time I make it.

[Halex]

Please could someone pm me the recipe, also the korma, I dont have the indian cookbook just  a few recipes from it to try it out. I have a batch of tika paste and  woud lik to try something else than the butter chicken. Thinking i migh buy the book, always wanting mkre and more......
Just love my tm

Hally