Chicken Tikka Masala

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	53%	47%
fat	3%	3%
aromatics	27%	17%
salt	0%	1%
vegetables and beans	69%	24%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

12 g	4 cloves garlic, grated
	1 (1") piece ginger, peeled, grated (about 1 Tbsp.)
5 g	2 1/2 tsp. garam masala
4 g	2 tsp. ground coriander
4 g	2 tsp. ground turmeric
3 g	1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
87 g	1/3 c. plus 1 Tbsp. tomato paste, divided
	Kosher salt
245 g	1 c. whole-milk yogurt
907 g	2 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
27 g	2 tbsp. vegetable oil or ghee
150 g	1 yellow onion, finely chopped
4 g	1 to 3 fresh red chiles, seeded, finely chopped, or 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
625 g	2 1/2 c. tomato puree
238 g	1 c. heavy cream
50 g	1/2 c. fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped, plus more for serving
	Steamed basmati rice and naan, for serving

Method: 8 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“<p>This was a pretty good recipe and instructions were very detailed and easy to follow and chicken came out pretty good. My only complaint was the lack of seasoning. I used 1 pound and a half of chicken as opposed to the two pounds stated in the recipe but ” — a cook, 4★

“<p>Everyone loved this dish! I served it with homemade naan made from your Best Naan Bread recipe and man were they soft and fluffy and tasty! This is definitely a meal worth repeating. </p><p></p><p>(I added 1 cup of chicken stock and a roux to thicken it jus” — a cook, 5★