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Indian Chicken Tikka Masala

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  • Author: EsmeSalon
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 servings depending on size 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Easy

Ingredients

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  • 4 or 5 Chicken breasts, diced
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Oil (I use Frylight olive or butter oil spray)
  • 2 Shallots
  • Garlic granules (or chopped garlic cloves)
  • Lime (cut into wedges)
  • 0.5 teaspoon Tikka Curry Powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon Tandoori Curry Powder
  • 500g carton Passata (Italian sieved tomatoes)
  • 0.25 pint stock made with concentrated chicken stock
  • 3 large tablespoons Crème fraîche (0% fat-free has fewer calories; half fat Crème fraîche gives a creamier sauce, but you might find it hard to resist licking the spoon; alternatively, you can use fat-free natural fromage frais or thick natural yogurt)

Instructions

  1. Spray or add oil to a large frying pan over high heat.
  2. Add diced chicken, generously seasoned, and fry until cooked through and turning brown (approximately 15 minutes).
  3. Empty chicken onto a plate & put to one side.
  4. Using the same pan, spray or add more oil, chop/slice shallots, and add to the pan.
  5. Add a generous pinch of garlic granules, tikka curry powder, turmeric, and tandoori powder.
  6. Turn down heat to medium and stir-fry for 1 minute.
  7. Add passata, cooked chicken, and stock.
  8. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring often.
  9. Add Crème fraîche, stir well.
  10. Season to taste, I tend to add a generous pinch of ground coriander and hot curry powder. Stir.
  11. Remove from heat & serve with boiled basmati rice, a blob of Crème fraîche & lime wedges.


Notes

Created, Prepared, tried, and tested by Linda from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 152
  • Sugar: 4.8 g
  • Sodium: 109.7 mg
  • Fat: 8.3 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.3 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 9.6 g
  • Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 10.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.8 mg
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