How to Make Comforting Chicken Tikka Masala at Home | Struggle Meals 

Credit to Frankie here, mixing the ground spices depending on the dish is a pretty good compromise between what most indian families do (use the premade spice blends) vs. how most non-indian youtubers grind whole spices and make indian food look more complicated than it actually is.

CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA RECIPE Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes INGREDIENTS: Spice blend ingredients: 3 tablespoons coriander 3 tablespoons cumin 1 teaspoon cardamom 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon turmeric 2 teaspoons black pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes Chicken tikka masala ingredients: 3 cloves garlic, grated 3 teaspoons grated ginger 1 1/2 tablespoons spice blend 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 cup whole milk yogurt 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 butter pats 1 onion, minced 3 tablespoons tomato paste 1 red pepper flake packet 1 (28-ounce can) whole tomatoes, crushed 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1/4 cup cilantro Kosher salt 4 cups cooked rice, for serving Steps: 1. In a small bowl combine the garlic, ginger and spice blend. Add the chicken to a medium bowl and add half the spice blend as well as the yogurt. Stir to coat. Place in the refrigerator and allow to marinate for 4 hours or overnight. 2. Heat a medium sized pot over medium-high heat and add the oil and butter. 3. Add the chicken and allow it to brown on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and stir in the onion along with the remaining spice/ginger/garlic mixture. Cook for 5 minutes, using a wooden spoon to scrape the bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the red pepper flakes, tomato paste and canned tomatoes. Stir in cilantro, followed by cream. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Add the chicken back in and cook for an additional 20 minutes. Serve over rice.

I love this. Especially the diy spice blend. To go dairy-free, use coconut oil instead of butter, coconut cream instead of yogurt (or omit completely), and use full fat coconut milk instead of cream. To go meat-free, use a large can of drained and rinsed chickpeas instead of chicken.

Cardamom is a beautiful spice. I love making my own spice blends. It just doesn’t compare to store bought junk. The initial layout for all the spices might be a little costly, but you end up saving a ton by blending your own. Yesterday I made a yummy chicken rub for the bbq and it was so deeelish. 💚

Thanx, Chef Frankie Celenza, for all of your fantastic recipes and culinary tips.

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You make it really easy to cook my favorite meals at home, thank you

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Making this today super excited!!!

Love this recipe. Tried it and my family loved it. Thanks🙂

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I made this today and man it was so good. I added 1 cup of non-sweetened coconut milk.

Can you show us more ways to make savory dishes with cinnamon??

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Deglazing the pot with onions is a nice touch.

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How about this one: As of recent, many cooking channels have been making creative and amazing dishes from leftover food they purchase from local restaurants. Find a local restaurant that might be relatively inexpensive, order more than you can eat, and do what your creative culinary mind does best?

I made a variation of this in my instant pot, super easy, super simple! I also made homemade naan

DON'T FORGET THE ROTI

Can we get a written list of ingredients? Bonus points if you include metric measurements!

I buy whole spices, and grind them to taste. Thats more flavourful and they last I think indefinitely

My mother made cardamom rolls and holy cow they were freaking delicious!

As someone highly allergic to cloves, do you think it would taste as good if I substitute allspice? Thanks!!

Lately I've been seeing carrot bacon everywhere, think it's possible to do a sweet potato bacon or a zucchini bacon? Ive thinking about trying it.

How about paneer next please?

Hey guys, trash at cooking here. Where would I get the heavy cream for this? Or what generic brands from a grocery store should I look for?

You said You DIDNT OWN MEASURING SPOONS!!!!

I just want to see the recipe written out in the descriptions below the video.

I'm sorry I'm still stuck on "cinnamon and cardamom might seem a little obscure" cinnamon? really? wait... hello?

What can you make with canned beans that's not chili?

Do you use a regular like vanilla yogurt or a different special kind?

How much of each spice to make the seasoning? How much of the masala seasoning in the recipe?

Do you not put any salt?

Does the chicken really have to marinate for 4 hours?? Started making this before getting to that point; I thought it was like 30min lol. Maybe put a disclaimer next time?? Now instead of having Tikka-Masala I have to wait until Tikka-Mañana =(

How the fuck does this channel with this quality, and nearly a year old, has less than 7k subs?

Is tomato paste necessary..?

Tikka Masala sauce and spice blends are so cheap to buy now, but I 100% about the freshness factor. I love Indian food, but my body HATES turmeric. I'll have to risk the hit to this flavour profile by leaving it out. Don't @ me! You don't know what turmeric does to me, and trust you don't want to know.

What are the measurements?

there's no way this dude got a microplane for a dollar when I spent twenty on mine

Where are the ingredients and measurements and actual steps to this recipe? Pretty big miss not putting it in the description...

You eat chicken with a spoon? 😲

I'm making this right now and it turned out suuuuuper thin... I'm gonna have to keep it on the stove for another 15 minutes at least :'(

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