Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala has got to be one of the most favorite craved Indian/Pakistani Dish of all time. The flavors of this dish is on the lips of many and honestly arouses the taste buds just thinking about it....you know you do, if you have experienced this reaction.

Ok, let get started, here is what you will need:

 First Half of Ingredients
 1 cup- Greek yogurt
1T- Lemon juice
2teas- Ground Cumin
1teas-Cinnamon
2teas-Red pepper (powered)
2teas-Black pepper
1T- Fresh minced Garlic
4teas-Sea Salt (I do NOT use ionized salt  otherwise known as table salt)
3-boneless chicken breast  ( cut into bite size pieces)
Skewers (for wooden-be sure to soak them)

 Second Half of Ingredients
1T Butter
1 fresh minced clove of garlic
1 medium size onion chopped into small pieces.
1 jalapeno chopped fine ( you can take out the white flesh and seeds to make it not spicy)
2teas paprika
3teas salt
1 oz tomato sauce
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup cilantro

1. COMBINE in a large bowl; yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, cinnamon, red and black pepper, ginger, 4 teaspoon sea salt. STIR in chicken and refrigerate for 1 hour.

PREHEAT grill to high heat.
Lightly oil the grill, THREAD chicken marinated chicken pieces onto skewers. GRILL until the juices run clear, about 5-6 mins on each side. (all grills are different, just make sure they don't dry out)
IN a SKILLET melt butter on medium heat ADD; onion and let it sweat and caramelized (break down- you can add water if it get too dry, but just a little to make it moist to be broken down). Once you see that the onion has reached a meshy constancy, add garlic and jalapeno- saute for 1-2 mins. ADD 2 teas cumin, paprika, add tomato sauce and cream. SIMMER on low heat until the sauce thickens- give it about 20 mins. ADD your chicken and simmer additional 10 mins.
Garnish with cilantro and ENJOY!!!!

Serve it up with a plate of Basmati Rice or Naan.