DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chicken tikka masala
Grilled marinated chicken combined with makhani and onion-tomato sauces.
About Chicken tikka masala
Alfred Prasad presents chicken tikka masala within Britain's established curry-house repertoire. His rendition combines yogurt-marinated chicken thigh tikka with a makhani sauce and a separate onion-and-tomato masala.
Gram flour enriches the marinade, while Kashmiri chilli, sweet paprika and turmeric season the chicken. Honey, cardamom, dried fenugreek leaves and butter give the tomato-based makhani sauce its sweet, aromatic richness.
The chicken is grilled until browned at its edges, then brought together with both sauces. A drizzle of single cream finishes the dish, with coriander cress offered as an optional garnish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chicken tikka masala
Alfred Prasad's British curry-house chicken tikka masala.
- Boneless chicken thighsProtein
- Gram flourBaseIngredient page not linked
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- Ginger-garlic pasteAromatic
- YogurtBase
- Kashmiri chilli powderSeasoning
- Sweet paprikaSeasoning
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- Garam masalaSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Fresh Indian green chilliSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Canned chopped tomatoesBase
- HoneySweetener
- Ground cardamomSeasoning
- Ground kasoori methiSeasoning
- Unsalted butterFinish
- OnionAromatic
- Ground cuminSeasoning
- Ground corianderSeasoning
- Single creamFinish
- Coriander cressGarnish · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Boneless chicken thighs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Gram flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual254/302 in-recipe gramflour-oil roux, not wheat or unspecified purchased roux.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual255/273/278 and302/308 full roux/marinade/twosauce allocations consolidated, botanical identity unprovided.
- Ginger-garlic paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual256/265/280 same named prepared paste, full formula unprovided.
- Yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual257/308 dairy yogurt.
- Kashmiri chilli powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual258/269/282 across marinade/sauces, broader chilli-powder candidate, Kashmiri style retained; full product formula unprovided.
- Sweet paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garam masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual261/272 named compound, full spice blend formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh Indian green chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual266 Indian greenchilli, exact cultivar/species unprovided.
- Canned chopped tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual267 pureed canned chopped and285 canned chopped across two sauces consolidated; preparations retained, no fresh substitution. Broader tomato candidate; actual canned/chopped and pureed states retained, not an exact processed-form match.
- Honey: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual270 powder, broader cardamom candidate, colour/species unprovided.
- Ground kasoori methi: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual271 dried fenugreek-leaf condiment ground, not fenugreekseed.
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual274/337 makhani finish.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground cumin: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground coriander: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Single cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual290/372 drizzle.
- Coriander cress (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual291/374 explicitly optional, microgreen identity/form distinct from generic matureleaf; null exactmapping.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- British Indian Cuisine
- English cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.