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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 328 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon curry powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground turmeric

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Gather all ingredients.

Step 4

Heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

Stir tomato sauce into onion and spice mixture; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.

Step 7

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.