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Chicken Tikka Masala Night

Marinated chicken in a creamy masala, fluffy pilau rice, garlic naan and cool raita.

  • Serves4
  • Dishes4
  • Total time1 hr 5 min
  • Hands-on51 min
  • DifficultyMedium
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A takeaway-beating curry night. The chicken marinates ahead and chars under the grill while the sauce simmers; the rice steams alongside and the naans get their moment right before serving.

To drink: An off-dry Gewürztraminer or a hoppy lager.

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The meal, dish by dish

Chicken tikka masala

  • 600 g chicken thigh
  • 150 g yogurt
  • Tikka spices
  • 1 onion
  • 400 g passata
  • 150 ml cream
  1. Marinate the chicken in spiced yogurt
    Prep / hands 15–20 min Unattended Prep ahead
  2. Grill the marinated chicken until charred at the edges
    Grill 220°C 12–15 min Hands-on
  3. Meanwhile make the masala: fry onion and spices, add passata and cream and simmer
    Stovetop 18–22 min Hands-on
  4. Fold the charred chicken through the sauce and simmer to finish
    Stovetop 6–8 min Unattended

Pilau rice

  • 300 g basmati rice
  • Cardamom, cloves, bay
  • Butter
  1. Rinse the rice and toast the whole spices in butter
    Stovetop 5–6 min Hands-on
  2. Add the rice and water and steam until fluffy, then rest
    Stovetop 15–18 min Unattended

Garlic naan

  • 4 naan breads
  • Garlic butter
  • Coriander
  1. Brush the naan with garlic butter and warm until puffed and soft
    Oven 220°C 5–7 min Unattended

Cucumber raita

  • 200 g yogurt
  • 1/2 cucumber, grated
  • Mint
  • Cumin
  1. Stir the grated cucumber, mint and cumin through the yogurt; chill
    Prep / hands 6–8 min Hands-on Prep ahead