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Making Indian recipes at home

By Linda Waggener with Jane Aaron

When there's just no time nor fair weather to drive a hundred miles for Indian food it's fun to make it at home. It's very handy to have two people managing all the spices and ingredients, dishes and kitchen chaos.

CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA
Start with one and a half pounds of boneless skinless chicken, cut into about one-inch cubes. Cover it with the marinade from the recipe below and set it in the fridge to soak up all the spices. We (sort of) followed the recipe from Jane's suggested website, food.com.



MARINADE 1 1/2 pounds CHICKEN FOR AN HOUR IN THESE INGREDIENTS
1 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground red pepper
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 piece minced ginger (1-inch long)

MAKE THE SAUCE
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno chile, minced
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup whipping cream (we used coconut milk)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

Marinate the boneless skinless chicken for an hour or so.
Discard the marinade - OR keep all or some of it in the recipe if you like it spicier.

Make the sauce, starting by melting butter on medium heat.
Add garlic & jalapeno; cook 1 minute.
Stir in coriander, cumin, paprika, garam masala & salt.
Stir in tomato sauce.
Simmer 15 minutes.
Stir in cream; simmer to thicken- about 5 minutes.

Grill or broil chicken, turning occasionally, to cook through-about 8 minutes.
Add chicken (with or without the marinade) to sauce.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro Serve with basmati rice, naan or pita bread.


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2022-02-01 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
If you like Indian cuisine but there's no time and no cooperative weather to drive a hundred miles for it, just make it at home. It's recommended to have two people managing all the spices and ingredients, the many dishes and kitchen chaos to avoid having the situation resemble a scene in an I Love Lucy episode. Chicken Tikka Masala is on the right, with rice, naan and a bit of Chicken Saag on the left.

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