Chicken Tikka Masala (Original video)

Ingredients:

• Ginger
• Garlic
• Chicken (boneless leg and thigh pieces)
• Lemon juice
• Salt
• Chili powder
• Turmeric
• Garam masala
• Yogurt
• Mustard oil
• Tomatoes
• Green chili
• Cilantro stems
• Butter
• Cream
• Honey
• Ghee (clarified butter)
• Cumin seeds
• Dried red chili
• Garlic

Instructions:

1. Make ginger garlic paste by blending equal amounts of ginger and garlic with water.
2. Marinate chicken in lemon juice, salt, chili powder, and ginger garlic paste for at least an hour.
3. Make a two-stage marinade by adding yogurt, mustard oil, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, and salt to the chicken and marinate for at least 6 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
4. Cook chicken in the oven at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.
5. Make makhani gravy by cooking tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, green chili, cilantro stems, chili powder, and salt in water. Blend and add dried kasoori methi, more chili powder, salt, butter, cream, and honey.
6. Make onion-tomato masala by cooking red onions, green chili, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, and tomatoes until browned.
7. Finish the dish by cooking cumin seeds, dried red chili, and garlic in ghee. Add onion-tomato masala and makhani gravy. Season with garam masala and kasoori methi. Finish with cream, butter, cilantro, and ginger.
8. Serve chicken tikka masala with rice or naan.