Chicken Thikka Masaala

Ingredients :

GROUP A
1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces)
1/2 cup of fresh yougurt
1/2 teaspoon of cardamom powder
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
2 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 pinch of nutmeg powder
1 tablespoon of ginger paste
1 tablespoon of garlic paste
1 teaspoon of black pepper
3 tablespoon of oil
1 teaspoon of cumin powder
2 tablespoon of chili powder
1 tablespoon of salt

GROUP B
3 tablespoon of tomato puree
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek powder
1/2 teaspoon corriander powder
1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste
1 big tomato (chopped)
4 cardamom seeds
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
2 tablespoon of yougurt
1 tablespon of honey (optional)
3/4 cup of water
4 tablespoon of oil / 2 tablespoon of butter

Method :
Mix ingredients from Group A in a bowl, cover it with a lid or cling plastic and keep it aside overnite inside a refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350 F for about 10 minutes. Arrange the chicken pieces on the baking tray after lightly greasing the tray. Bake the chicken for about 6 minutes. Leave it inside the oven once done. Heat some oil or butter in a pan and add cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and garlic paste to it. Stir for about few seconds before adding the tomato puree, salt, fenugreek powder and chopped tomato. Add yougurt, water and honey to it. Let the gravy thicken a bit. Pour the gravy on the chicken and make sure chiken is coated evenly. Bake it for another 5 minutes on lower heat in the oven. Serve with Naan or Bhasmathi rice.

Serving Size : 8 person
Preparation Time : 25 minutes (excluding the marinating time)