Did you know that chicken tikka was popularised by South Asian cooks living in Great Britain?
Ingredients:
½ cup double-cream yoghurt
8 chicken drumsticks
3 tbsp oil
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1cm ginger, grated
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 can cherry tomatoes
2 tsp turmeric
2 tsp garam masala
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
1 cup cream
10g fresh coriander, chopped
Method:
- Marinate the chicken in yoghurt for 2 hours.
- Add a dash of oil to a pot. Add the onions, garlic, and ginger and fry for a minute or two.
- Add the tomato paste and chilli. Cook, stirring, until the paste’s colour changes.
- Add the tomatoes and spices. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Gently add the chicken to the pot and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add the cream and coriander, and serve over rice.
