Tikka is a boneless piece of meat. Masala is a sauce. Hence, Chicken Tikka Masala is boneless pieces of chicken in a sauce :) Chicken Tikka Masala is a British national dish. It is NOT an Indian dish. The mother dish of Chicken Tikka Masala is Butter Chicken. Chicken Tikka Masala, in a nutshell, is a combination of butter chicken sauce, boneless chicken, and curry sauce spices.
This recipe is made with fenugreek leaves (only available at the Indian store), not the dry ones but the fresh fenugreek leaves. The leaves are part of Indian cuisine, they are a bit bitter and I love the bitter taste, somewhat like Arugula, if I may, only we eat the leaves cooked. The traditional recipe calls for 1 cup heavy whipping cream, but I have added no cream to this recipe. It is ideal for a healthy weeknight meal. Ingredients 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless, cut in 2 inch cubes2 cups fenugreek leaves, plucked and chopped1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste2 tablespoons oil1 cup red onion, thinly sliced1 cinnamon stick3-4 green cardamom pods, muddled3-4 cloves2 bay leaves, dried2 black cardamom...
