As the name suggested, skinny chicken tikka masala is an ideal dish for weight watcher. Its not that i'm a weight watcher but once in awhile i love to try dishes with some twist in it and this skinny chicken tikka masala its one of them. When i say skinny it means no fatty creamy added to the dish. As we all know chicken tikka masala gravy loaded with rich and luscious full fat cream which i avoided in this recipe.
I have posted the ordinary chicken tikka masala which we used to get in restaurants long ago thus, this time i tried my hands with a different healthy version of the dish. As taste wise, i promise you no compromise, u'll never miss the cream in this delicious dish. Kashmiri chilly powder lends a beautiful fiery colour to the gravy and don't be scared they are not spicy at all. Kashmiri chilly powder solely used for their beautiful colur when added to any dish. I paired my chicken tikka masala with flavoured rice and a simple vegetable stir fry. This gorgeous looking dish goes well with white rice or Indian flat bread as well.
Ingredients
1 kg boneless chicken
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups water
2 green chillies,chopped
1 large onion,chopped
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
3 large tomatoes,chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp Kashimiri chilly powder
1 1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
3 tbsp vegetable oil
Juice of 1 lime
Handful of chopped cilantro
Salt to taste
Methods
Marinate the chicken for 1 hour with buttermilk,yogurt and lime juice
Heat a grill pan on medium-high flame and start grill the chicken pieces till char on both sides.
Heat the oil in a pan, saute the onion till translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till fragrant. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till soft.
Add the green chilly,garam masala,Kashmiri chilly powder and tomato paste and saute for a minute. Add the grilled chicken pieces,water,fenugreek leaves,cilantro and season with salt.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes till the chicken fully cooked and the gravy slightly thickened.
Transfer to a serving plate and enjoy with rice or roti/Indian flat bread.
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