Chicken Tikka Masal

CHICKEN TIKKA- Clean and rinse chicken properly and keep aside.

Pour curd in muslin cloth and hang it for 30 to 45 mins. Hung curd is ready to use.

In a mixing bowl add hung curd, beat properly. Add all the dry spices except besan. Mix all the spices properly.

Dry roast the besan (chick pea flour) in a pan upto a smoothing smell. Add this to the curd mixture and mix properly. Add mustard oil and beat again. All the ingredients should mix properly with curd

Add the chicken pieces to this and mix properly. Marinate the chicken pieces for 4 to 6 hours in the fridge. In this process chicken will absorb all the spices properly.

After 6 hours bring out the marinated chicken pieces from the fridge and keep outside for half as hour. In the mean time preheat the microwave oven in convection mode. Place the chicken pieces on the steel rack then set the oven for 20 mins in 200 degree celsius. After 20 mins bring out and turn the chicken pieces. And again set for 15 mins. By the time chicken pieces should be cooked properly and edges will be golden brown in colour. (this process may take more or less time according to the oven). Repeat the procedure up to all the chicken is cooked and keep aside.

MASALA – soak kaju in water for 15 mins and make a smooth paste out of it and keep aside.

Clean and cut onions, tomato and capsicum in cubes and keep aside

heat butter and oil in a kadai or pan, add all the whole spices (garam masala) and let it release the flavor to the oil. Add chopped onion to the oil and fry up to golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste to it and sauté.

Chop tomatoes and add to the onion and sauté again, up to the masalas come together. Add all the dry spices except garam masala and sauté again. When masala got sautéed properly and oil separates from it add kaju paste and fry again. After 5 to 6 mins add chicken pieces and sauté again. Now add ¼ cup of water and cover it, cook for 5 to 6 mins.

Then add cubed capsicum and onion first to the chicken masala and cover and cook for 2 mins. At last add tomatoes and garam masala cover it and switch off the gas.