An original chicken tikka dish from Chef Doug. Wonderful for both families and children! Serve with some garlic naan and basmati rice.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
Instructions
- Combine cut chicken, 1 cup heavy cream, lemon juice, ginger, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more.
- When chicken is marinated to your liking, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan over medium heat; sauté onion, jalapeno, and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Heat remaining oil in another skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook and stir until browned and no longer pink in the center, 7 to 10 minutes. Add more heavy cream as desired to obtain a light red sauce mixture. Stir and let simmer until flavors have melded, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve.
- I prefer it saucy so I often add more tomato sauce and more cream. Experiment with the portions as you see fit.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 597 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 20 g |
| Cholesterol | 211 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 52 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Sodium | 1351 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 35 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was so delicious! I’ll definitely make it again. I noticed that there seemed to be a step missing in the published recipe, but I found this step in the poster’s original submission: “Place cooked chicken into large pan with the tomato mixture and continue to simmer.”