Name: Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian Inspired
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter); 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces; 0.5 teaspoon curry powder

Curry Stand Chicken Tikka Masala Sauce

This tikka masala sauce is bright orange and richly flavored with onion, garlic, spices, tomato sauce, and cream, cooked with tender chicken chunks.

1 hr 20 min total 15 min prep 1 hr 5 min cook 6 362 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes.
3 Stir in garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric into onion mixture; fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
4 Stir tomato sauce into onion and spice mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
5 Simmer sauce for 10 minutes, then mix in cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, and paprika. Bring sauce back to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until sauce is thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
6 Heat vegetable oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Stir chicken into hot oil; add curry powder. Sear chicken until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 3 minutes; stir often.
7 Transfer chicken and any pan juices into sauce. Simmer chicken in sauce until no longer pink, about 30 minutes; adjust sugar and salt to taste.