Dhaba style Chicken Tikka Masala & Gifting Award

This is different from what i usually do...i do it with tomato based gravy but i thought i ll just try for a change but to my suprise it was really creamier and delicious...and worth trying out this way

Ingredients

1 kg boneless chicken cut into small pieces

2 onion finely chopped

2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 1 cup water or 1 cup chicken stock

10 almonds(soaked and ground to paste)

2 tbsp oil

4 tbsp butter

3 tbsp cream

3 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

salt to taste

For Marination

Juice of 1 lemon

1/2 cup yogurt

1 tbsp garam masala powder

1 tbsp ground coriander

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tbsp kasoori methi

salt to taste

For the dry Spice Mix

10 black peppercorns

3 green cardamom

1 bay leaf

6 cloves

1 small stick of cinnamon

Method Mix all the marinate Ingredients in a bowl,add this to the chicken and coat well and allow it to marinate for one hourDry roast all the ingredients under dry spice mix and then grind it to a fine powder, then keep asideIn a pan, add 2 tbsp oil,2 tbsp butter, fry onion and ginger-garlic paste till golden brown and then add the Marinated chicken pieces(only the chicken pieces) leaving yogurt spice marinade asideFry chicken till it turns whitish and then add the dry spice mix, chicken stock and cook till the chicken is tenderNow add the yogurt spice marinade(remaining marinade) and allow it to cook for 10 minutesThen add the almond paste,2 tbsp butter,cream, coriander leaves and cook for 2 minutes and then serve hot with Naan or roti

Now comes the award



I must thank the person who gave me the award and list their blog and link it
I must list 10 honest things about myself
I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.
I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links
I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.


1.I Love my family a lot. My sister is my best friend i have ever had in my life.

2. I am basically from Bangalore and now live in UK after my marriage.




7. Just love gardening ...I used to love buying many flower plants when i was in Bangalore ...but I really cant buy them now as I live in flat :(

8. I Just love my blog a lot and truely thank each one who comments and who gives me the awards thinking my blog is good, truely appreciate it.....and thanks to all my readers as well