Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Chicken Tikka Masala
One of 171 chicken curry recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
462 cooks on cafedelites.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 78% | 47% |
| fat | 7% | 3% |
| aromatics | 43% | 17% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 50% | 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)
Weights computed by us.
| 794 g | 28 oz boneless chicken thighs (skinless, cut into bite-sized pieces) |
| 245 g | 1 cup plain yogurt |
| 13 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (minced) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon ginger (fresh, crushed or minced) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons garam masala |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon turmeric |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili (or 1/2 teaspoon ground red chili powder) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or canola oil) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 300 g | 2 small onions (or 1 large onion, finely diced) |
| 13 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic (finely grated) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon ginger (finely grated) |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon turmeric powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground coriander |
| 397 g | 14 ounces tomato puree (tomato sauce/Passata) |
| 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili (optional for colour and flavour) | |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to your taste preference) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 315 g | 1 1/4 cups heavy ( or thickened cream, use evaporated milk for lower calories) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon brown sugar |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water (if needed) |
| 25 g | 4 tablespoons cilantro (fresh coriander to garnish) |
Method: 7 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I love this recipe! I have had this dish in about 30 different restaurants, and this is the 5th recipe I’ve cooked. It is the best, by far. It’s better than about 80% of restaurants, just as good as 10%, but not quite as good as some of the very best I’ve had.” — a cook, 5★
“I made this last night for my partner and I, and holy shit, it was AMAZING!! We eat Indian take out a lot, and he challenged me to make our favorite dish at home. I even joked that if this recipe bombed, or I failed, we would just order take out! I had time th” — a cook