North Indian Cooking by..Geeta Seth

  • North Indian Cooking....By Geeta Seth
  • Recipes - Index
  • Reference to Spices and Herbs
  • Dals / Lentils
    • DAl / Lentils - Index >
      • About Dal/ Lentil's - Indian Dal Preparations
      • Tadka
      • Maa Ki Kali Dal
      • Dal Makhani
      • Masoor Dal
      • Moong dal with spinach (Palak with moong dal)
      • Chana Dal
      • Moong Dal with Spinach (Palak Dal with Yellow Moong Dal)
      • Moong Dal (Split and skinned yellow Moong Dal)
      • Maharni Dal (Black urad, chana Dal & kidney beans mixed)
      • Red split Masoor Dal (Malka Masoor dal)
      • Split Black Urad Dal
      • Sprouted Moong Dal
      • Split Green moong Dal
      • Panchratan Dal or Panchmel Dal ( (Five Dal Mixed )
      • Trevti Dal (Toor Dal & Moong Dal & Chana Dal Mix)
      • Masala Tadka Dal (Arhar dal or Toor Dal)
      • Toor Dal & Masala tadka dal (Arhar Dal or Pigeon pea)
      • Toor Dal (Arhar Dal)
      • Urad Dal (white urad dal)
      • White Urad and chana Dal mix
      • Whole Green Moong Dal
  • Beans
    • Bean- Index
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    • About Beans
    • Black Beans
    • Chole (chick pea curry)
    • Lima beans
    • Lima beans curry
    • Rajma (Red kidney Beans)
  • Rice and Pulao's - Index
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      • Rice and pulao's >
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        • Chicken Biryani
        • Shrimp Biryani
        • Rice with caramelized browned onions
        • Vegetables and paneer Biryani
        • Boiled white rice
        • Boiled white rice
        • Toor Dal with rice khichdi (Arhar dal khichdi)
        • Black urad dal with rice khichdi (Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Urad dal with rice khichdi (Black urad dal khichdi, Ma ki dal)
        • Moong Dal and rice khichdi
        • Moong dal and dalia khichdi
        • Kali dal ki khichdi (Black urad dal or Maa ki dal ki khichdi)
        • Maa ki dal ki khichdi (whole urad dal khichdi)
        • Sabudana Khichdi (Tapioca pearls)
        • Muttar paneer pulao (Rice with green peas and cheese)
        • Muttar pulao (Rice with green peas)
        • Pulao with cauliflower, green peas and potatoes
        • Vegetabale Pulao
        • Tamarind Rice (Imly rice)
        • Arhar dal with rice khichdi
  • Meat Dishes - Index
    • Meat Dishes >
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      • About the Indian meat dishes
      • Beef Kebabs
      • Beef Keema with Spinach
      • Ground Beef shammi kebabs
      • Beef Seekah Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Beef Frankie (wrap)
      • Beef with Spinach Curry
      • Butter Chicken (Murg makhani)
      • Chicken Curry
      • Chicken Kebabs
      • Chicken Keema with spinach
      • Chicken Seekh Kebabs (Minced meat roasted on skewers)
      • Chicken kebabs Stir fry
      • Chicken Shami kebabs
      • Chicken korma
      • Chicken Frankie (wrap)
      • Chicken tikka Masala
      • Chicken with spinach curry (chicken saag)
      • Palak Gosht (Beef with Spinach Curry)
      • Chicken Saag (Chicken with spinach curry)
      • Tandoori chicken
  • Kati Roll
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    • Beef kati roll
    • Chicken kati roll
    • Paneer kati roll
  • Paneer dishes - Index
    • Paneer dishes >
      • About paneer
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      • How to make the paneer at home
      • Butter Paneer (Paneer makhani)
      • Crumbled paneer curry with green peas
      • Kadhai paneer
      • Muttar paneer (paneer with green peas)
      • Paneer curry (paneer ke sabzi)
      • Paneer tikka (Barbecued Paneer Kebabs)
      • Paneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer)
      • Palak paneer (spinach with paneer)
      • Paneer Frankie (wrap)
      • Paneer tikka masala
      • Shahi paneer
      • Tandoori Paneer Tikka Kebab
  • Kofta - Index
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      • About Koftas
      • Cabbage Koftas (Bandh gobi kofta)
      • Lauki Kofta curry (Bottle Gourd)
      • Masoor Dal Kofta
      • Paneer Koftas
      • Palak Kofta (Spinach kofta)
  • Vegetable dishes - Index
    • Vegetable dishes with gravy >
      • Vegetable dishes - Index
      • About the Vegetables dishes
      • Arbi with gravy (Taro roots)
      • Aloo tamater ke sabzi (Potatoes with toamtoes curry)
      • Aloo Muttar Ki Sabzi (Potato with Green Peas Curry)
      • Aloo wadiyan (Potatoes with urad dal wadiyan)
      • Besan Kadhi
      • Bharwa aloo (Stuffed potatoes)
      • Dum Aloo (Potato curry)
      • Egg curry (Ande Ki curry)
      • Mangories with Aloo, tamater (Moong Dal Mangories with potatoes and tomateos)
      • Sarson Ka Saag
      • Spinach with mushrooms
      • Stuffed cabbage rolls curry (Bandh gobi ki rolls)
      • Palak Mushroom curry (Spinach with Mushroom curry)
      • Punjabi Kadhi (Besan pakoda kadhi)
      • Pyaz ki Aloo (Potatoes with onion curry)
  • Vegetables side dishes - Index
    • Vegetables Side dishes (sukhi sabzi) >
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      • About the vegetables
      • Aloo baingan (Eggplant with potatoes)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Spicy Potatoes and cauliflower curry)
      • Aloo Gobi masala (Cauliflower)
      • Aloo methi ki sabzi (Potatoes with fenugreek leaves)
      • Aloo Muttar sukhe (Sauteed boiled potatoes with green peas)
      • Aloo Muttar masala
      • Aloo palak ke sabzi (Potatoes with spinach)
      • Arbi - Masala arbi (Taro roots)
      • Bell Pepper stuffed with potatoes (Capsicum, Shimla Mirch)
      • Bell peppers with onion and potatoes (Capsicums)
      • Eggplant Bharta- Indian Roasted Banigan Ka Bharta
      • Baingan Ka Bharta (Eggplant Bharta)
      • Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)
      • Bharwa Bhindi (Okra Stuffed with onion masala)
      • Bharwa banana peppers - Banana peppers stuffed with potatoes
      • Bhindi ke Sabzi (Okra)
      • Cabbage Curry (Bandh gobi, patta gobi)
      • Gajar methi ki sabzi (Carrots with Fenugreek leaves)
      • Capsicum masala (Bell peppers)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)
      • Gawar Ke Phalli (Cluster Beans)- 2
      • Gobi aloo with onion & garlic (Cauliflower with onion, garlic & potatoes)
      • Gobi ki bhurji (Grated cauliflower with Green Peas)
      • Gobi aloo ki sabzi, Phool gobi (Cauliflower with potatoes)
      • Gobi Musallam (Cauliflower)
      • Green Beans (French beans)
      • Karela Bharwa with masala (stuffed Bitter Melon)
      • Lobia ki phalli (Green long beans)
      • Kaddu Ki Sabzi (Yellow pumpkin curry)
      • Lauki ki sabzi (Bottle gourd, Long Melon, Ghiya)
      • Jera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Jeera Aloo (Potatoes with Cumin Seeds)
      • Mooli ki bhurji (White daikon radish bhurji)
      • Methi Matar Malai (Fenugreek leaves, Green peas and Malai)
      • Muttar aloo with tomatoes and onions(Green peas with potatoes,tomatoes& onions)
      • Sangri, mooli ki phalli aloo ki sath (Dikon green beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Flat beans with potatoes)
      • Sem aloo ki sabzi (Green fava beans with potatoes)
      • Sukhe Aloo ke sabzi (Boiled sautéed potatoes with masala)
      • Masala Turaii (Zucchini with Masala)
      • Turai ki sabzi (zucchini)
  • Salad - Indian salads
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    • Kala Chana Salad - Indian Black Chickpea salad
    • Cabbage salad - (Indian spicy Cabbage salad)
    • Fruit salad - Indian spicy fruit salad
    • Chickpea Salad - Indian spicy chickpea salad
    • Corn Salad - Spicy Indian Corn Salad
    • Kachumber Salad - Indian Cucumber, Onion & Tomato salad
    • Mixed Bean Salad - Indian Mixed Bean Salad
    • Sprouted Green Moong Salad - (Indian recipe)
    • Quinoa Salad with Strawberries, Blueberries and Grapes
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      • Almond burfi (Badam Ki Burfi)
      • Almond Halwa
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      • Boondi (Sweet Boondi)
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      • Boondi Ladoo
      • Carrot Burfi (Gajar ki burfi)
      • Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka halwa)
      • Cashew burfi (Kaju burfi, Kaju katli)
      • Coconut Burfi (Nariyal Ki Burfi)
      • Gujia
      • Gulab jamun
      • Kheer (Rice pudding)
      • Kala Jamun
      • Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd Halwa)
      • Makhanna Kheer (Puffed lotus seeds pudding)
      • Rasugalla
      • Rasgulla
      • Rasmalai
      • Rasmalai
      • Sabudana Kheer (Tapioca Pudding)
      • Vermicelli Kheer (Seviyan kheer, Payasam Kheer)
      • Shrikhand (Sweet Yogurt)
      • Sooji Ka Halwa (Cream of wheat, Rava)
      • Pista burfi (Pistachio Burfi)
      • Phirni (Rice pudding)
      • Petha
      • Pumpkin burfi (kaddu ki burfi)
      • Til ke Burfi (Seasme Seed Burfi)
  • Snacks and chaats - Index
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      • Aloo Bonda (potato balls dipped in Besan Batter)
      • Aloo Tikki (Potato patties)
      • Besan sev (Gram flour noodles)
      • Besan spicy french toast (Toast dipped in besan batter and cooked)
      • Besan cheela (Gram flour pancake)
      • Besan and sooji ka cheela (Gram flour & cream wheat pancake)
      • Bread rolls stuffed with spicy potatoes
      • Chola Aloo Tikki (Potatoes and chick peas patties)
      • Chole Chaat - Indian spicy Chickpea Chaat
      • Corn Chaat
      • Fruit Chaat - Indian spicy Fruit chaat
      • Kala chana chaat- Indian Black chickpea chaat
      • Dahi Vada ( urad dal pakoras with yogurt)
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      • Dosa
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      • Vegetable Cutlets (Mixed vegetable cutlets)
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      • Aloo pakoras (Potato fritters)
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      • Pyaz ka pakoras (Onion pakoras fritter)
      • Mixed vegetable pakora - Fritters (potatoes, spinach & onion mixed)
      • Potatoes and vegetables mix pakoras (Fritter)
      • Palak pakora (Spinach pakoras)
      • Paneer pakoras (Fritter)
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      • Bharwa mirchi ka pakora (Stuffed green chilie fritters)
      • Poha with green peas
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      • Sabudana, Aloo Vada (Tapioca cutlet with potato)
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  • Raita (Yogurt)
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    • Kheera ka raita (Yogurt with cucumber)
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    • Palak ka raita (Yogurt with spinach)
    • Yogurt with green onion, cucumber and tomatoes
  • Breakfast dishes - Index
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    • Anda Bhurji (Egg Bhurji)
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Chicken Tikka masala

                             Chicken Tikka masala

Chicken tikka masala is all time favorite, not only it is popular in India but served in restaurants around the globe. It is a traditional Indian chicken dish which is full of flavor and color. 

The word Tikka means pieces or bits and chicken tikka is made of boneless chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and spices, then roasted in tandoor oven to give it a smoky and charred flavor and then added to thick spicy orange color gravy. 

There are different versions of cooking chicken tikka masala but two elements remain common, the chicken chunks are first roasted then cooked in spicy rich gravy. Grilling or roasting the chicken enhances the flavor of the dish. This dish is extremely tasty, easy to make and can be eaten all year round.
Ingredients for marinade:
 
 2    Pounds of boneless chicken breast
       or boneless thighs
1    Tablespoon mince garlic
2    Teaspoons lemon Juice
1    Tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1    Tablespoon ghee or melted butter
1    Cup plain hung thick yogurt or
       thick Greek style yogurt 
 2     Teaspoon crushed kasoori methi 
         (fenugreek leaves)(optional)
½   Teaspoon turmeric powder
½    Teaspoon garam masala
1½  Teaspoon salt or to your taste
Few drops of red color -optional


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            Chicken Boneless Thighs
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Ingredients for gravy:

3    Medium size onions 
1    Tablespoon minced garlic
2    2 Medium Tomatoes - Pureed
½   Cup plain yogurt
2    Teaspoons coriander powder
½   Teaspoon red chili powder
½   Teaspoon turmeric powder
 ½  Teaspoon garam masala or to your taste
 2    Small Bay leaves
4    Tablespoons vegetable oil
1    Tablespoon fresh grated ginger
1    Medium green chili – fine chopped
2    Tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
2    Teaspoon crushed kasoori methi
15  Cashew nuts (raw unsalted)
½    Cup light or heavy cream - (optional)
1    Teaspoon salt or to your taste
Ingredients for chicken tikka gravy
Onions, Tomatoes, Garlic, Ginger, Yogurt, Bay leaves, Coriander leaves & Green chili
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Cream and cashews
Directions for Chicken marinade:

 1. Wash the chicken well and keep in strainer so that all the water drains out. (If
      you prefer not to wash the chicken then you may skip this step) 
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Wash chicken well
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Keep the Chicken in strainer
​2.   With a paper towel pat dry Chicken pieces. 

3. Trim the fat out of the chicken and cut Chicken thighs into one-inch piece.
​     (I find it easier to cut Chicken with scissors then knife)
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Pat dry Chicken
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Cut the chicken into pieces
4.  In a large bowl, add yogurt, grated ginger, minced garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, red
     chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, kasoori methi and melted butter
      or ghee and mix them together  and make a smooth paste.
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Chicken pieces
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Add yogurt & marinade ingredients
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Add lemon juice
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Add all marinate ingredients in yogurt
​5.   Add chicken in the bowl (make sure Chicken is not watery, otherwise
      marinade gets watery). Mix chicken  with the paste well so that they have a
      good coating of marinade.
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Mix all the ingredients in yogurt
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Add chicken in marinade
​ cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator to
      marinate overnight. (If you do not have time then marinate as long as you can
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Mix chicken in marinade
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Cover the bowl
Directions for grilling Chicken tikka

  Chicken could be baked in the oven or baked on the charcoal or gas barbecue
  grill. If oven or grill is not available then chicken pieces could be cooked on the
  stove in a frying pan. No matter which way you choose to grill chicken, cook on
  high heat because you want to get the outside lightly charred, but you don't want
  to cook the chicken all the way through as it will finish cooking in the sauce. If      you cook it completely now, it will get overcooked in the sauce.

1.   Heat a frying pan and grease it.  

2. Spread the marinated Chicken pieces in the frying pan.  

3. Fry chicken on high flame till all the moisture evaporates. Keep turning
    chicken pieces to prevent burning. Don’t need to over cook chicken because it
​    will also cook in the gravy.  
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Heat and grease the pan
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Spread chicken pieces in the pan
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Chicken is baked
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Chicken is baked
Directions to prepare gravy :   

1.  Soak the cashews in the hot water for 20 to 30 minutes.

2.  Use a food chopper or blender to mince the onions and garlic. Mixture should
     be Coarse.
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Soak cashews in hot water
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In a chopper add onions & garlic
​3. On high heat add the oil in a nonstick frying pan or in a sauce pan, add minced
     onions and garlic and saute, while periodically stirring. 
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Mince onions and garlic
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In a pan add oil and minced onions
4. Onions will have a lot of water so for the first 8 to 10 minutes keep the heat
    high so that all the onion water evaporates quickly.

5. Once the onion water has evaporated turn the heat down to medium and let 
     the onions fry for 8 to 9 minutes, frequently stir the onions.

6. While onion mixture cooks add the soaked cashew and chopped Tomatoes

     in the same food chopper or Blander and grind them.     ​​

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Mix onion with oil and fry
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In the chopper add tomatoes & cashews
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Grind tomatoes & cashews
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Tomato cashew paste
6. Once the onions become light brown add coriander powder, red chili powder,
    turmeric powder and mix with the onions and fry for few seconds.
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Onions become light brown
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Add Coriander powder, Red chili powder & Turmeric powder
​7.  Add  tomato cashew puree mix and yogurt to the onion masala. With the
     tomato puree and yogurt onion masala become watery turn the heat high for
     2 to 3 minutes, so that water evaporates quickly. Frequently keep stirring the
     onion masala, turn the heat down to medium.
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Mix spices with fried onions & fry
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Add Tomato and cashew paste
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Mix tomato paste with fried onions & spices
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Add Yogurt
​8. In about 5 to 6 minutes tomato puree and onion will blend together.

​9. Once all the water has evaporated and you see the oil in pan that means the

    onion masala is done.
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Mix Yogurt with all the ingredients
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Onion masala is done
10. Add two cup of water, 1 teaspoon salt and bay leaves in the onion masala and
      mix and cover the pan and cook the gravy for 15 minutes, while cooking
      periodically stir the gravy. 
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Add water, bay leaves & salt & mix
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Cover the pan and cook
11.  Once gravy is cooked, add grated ginger, chopped green chilies and 
       garam masala  and mix.  
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Gravy is cooked
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Add grated ginger & green chilies & mix
12. Take some Kasoori Methi and crush it between your palm and add it to the
​       gravy and mix it and cook for another 5 minutes. 
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Add garam masala and mix
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Take Kasoori Methi & crush
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Add Kasoori Methi & mix
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Gravy is ready
 13. Once gravy is cooked add grilled Chicken tikkas, add another cup of water
       or as needed cover the pan and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until you have
       desired consistency of gravy. Turn the stove off.
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Add baked or grilled chicken pieces
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Cover chicken with gravy
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Cover the pan and cook
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chicken tikka is cooked
14. When ready to serve heat the chicken in the end add cream, heat for about 2
      minutes, turn the heat off, make sure that you do not over heat the cream,
      overheating spoil the cream, and  cream change to ghee and alter the taste of
      the dish. This is the reason why the cream is added at the end when is ready to
      be served. Remove from the stove and transfer into serving dish and garnish
      with chopped coriander leaves. ​​
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Add cream and mix
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Chicken tikka is cooked
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Tips:

1. Instead  of cream ½ cup of whole milk could be added when boiling the gravy
    before adding the  chicken.  

2. You could grill the chicken in the oven but you may not have the flavor of
    barbecue. You could also sauté chicken in fry pan. 

3. Tandoori chicken masala can be purchased from any Indian grocery store.

4.   Hung yogurt is thick yogurt which is good for marinating. If you do not have thick yogurt, take plain yogurt, line a strainer with a cloth or a kitchen towel, put the strainer inside a mixing bowl. The bottom of the strainer must be suspended at least 1 inch above the bottom of the mixing bowl. Pour the yogurt in the strainer and place it in the refrigerator and leave it for 2 hours or until all the liquid has drips out of the cloth into the bowl. Scoop out the yogurt and it is ready to be used.
​Directions for grilling the Chicken Tikka:

1.   If using a charcoal grill, then light the charcoals and let the grill become
      medium hot.

2.   If using a gas grill, preheat the grill on high heat, keep the lid close, when
      the grill become hot reduce the heat to medium.

3.   While grill heats thread the chicken pieces on to skewers.

4.   Once the grill is ready take the skewers 
and place them over the grate of the    
     barbecue grill.  keep them approximately 3 " apart leaving space to turn them
      while cooking.

5.    Periodically keep turning the skewers 
after  every 2 to 3 minutes, grill for 10
       to 12  minutes, or until chicken is cooked, while cooking with the brush
       keep basting the  chicken pieces. Do not overcook otherwise chicken 
       become hard.

6.    Once chicken is cooked take them out of the skewers and place them in a
        plate. Keep them aside.
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Chicken pieces on skewers
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Place the Chicken skewers on the grill
7.    If you do not have a grill then you can bake the chicken in the frying pan or
       bake in the oven. ​
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Place chicken skewers in oven & bake
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Bake chicken in oven on oven tray
Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.

Thank you 

Geeta Seth

Other recipes:

Butter chicken                                                           Chicken frankie (wrap)

Chicken curry                                                            Tandoori chicken

Chicken korma                                                          Chicken kebab stir fry

Chapatti (Pulkha or roti)                                         Boiled white rice
    Please take the time to let me know what you think about my recipe. Your comments would be helpful to me to improve the recipe.. Thank you.. Geeta Seth
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