Chicken Tikka Masala

From Family Favorite Recipes

Ingredients

• MARINADE:
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 4 long skewers
• SAUCE:
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 2 tsp cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, pepper, ginger, and 1 tsp salt. Stir in chicken, cover, refrigerate 1 hour. Preheat a grill for high heat. Lightly oil the grill grate. Thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Grill 5 min. on each side.
• For the sauce: Melt butter in a large skillet. Saute garlic for 1 minute. Season with 2 tsp cumin, paprika and 1 tsp salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with fresh chopped cilantro. Serve over rice.

Notes from Jill's Kitchen: One of the great travesties of my life is that I married a man who does not like Indian food. No, more than that, he doesn't like curry. Like, at all. Thus, I have only made this once, on a night when I had friends over for dinner and Sam was at work. I really should make this again. Sam can have a sandwich or something...poor dude.