Chicken Tikka Masala - Opskrift på nem cremet Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

The most delicious chicken tikka masala, – creamy, warming and full of flavour. Plenty of warm spices, a generous amount of ginger and garlic, – and made without a marinade.
Like my butter chicken recipe – click here, this chicken tikka masala is made without marinating the chicken first. That means it comes together in far less time, and you are guaranteed a rich, creamy result. The sauce is packed with flavour, and in just 40 minutes you can have a wonderful Indian meal on the table.
Serve with boiled rice and/or pan-fried naan bread – click here for the recipe.

The difference between Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken
The two dishes are remarkably alike, – the spices and ingredients are more or less the same.
The real difference actually lies in the amount of tomato, – a Chicken Tikka Masala puts more emphasis on the tomato, while a Butter Chicken leans more towards the creamy and rich.
To my mind, both dishes are superb, – full of flavour, creamy and utterly moreish.
If you have the time, it is well worth making the chicken extra tender using the trick from this recipe – click here. It is so simple, and you really notice the difference.


Chicken Tikka Masala - Opskrift på cremet Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

Recipe for an easy, delicious and wonderfully creamy chicken tikka masala
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4.72 from 63 votes
Course: Main course
Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: Spice, Spiced, Spicy, Warming
Total Time: 40 minutes
Change servings4 people
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Ingredients

  • 600 g chicken, cut into chunks
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
  • 2 tbsp ginger, finely grated – approx. a 4 cm piece
  • 250 ml whipping cream (38% fat)
  • 150 ml stock – chicken or vegetable
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes or polpa (crushed tomatoes) 400 g tin
  • 80 g tomato purée
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 25 g butter
  • 2-3 tbsp oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • A little crème fraîche to finish, optional
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Method

  • Heat the oil in a saucepan or deep frying pan and fry the chicken until lightly golden, – it should not be cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.
    Set the chicken aside on a plate.
  • Melt the butter in the same pan and fry the onion, garlic and ginger for a couple of minutes.
  • Add the spices and toast them for about a minute, then add the tomato purée and heat through for another minute.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes/polpa, stock, cream and sugar, – and heat the sauce through quickly.
  • Now blend the sauce until completely smooth, – either with a stick blender or by pouring it into a blender. A jug blender gives the smoothest result.
  • Pour the sauce back into the pan and heat it well for about 5 minutes, – then return the chicken to the sauce. Let the chicken finish cooking for about 10 minutes over low to medium heat, – stirring now and then.
  • Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper, and serve with boiled rice and/or freshly baked naan or pitta.

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Chicken Tikka Masala - Easy creamy Chicken Tikka Masala recipe
Chicken Tikka Masala – Easy creamy Chicken Tikka Masala recipe
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37 Comments

  1. Avatar photo
    Paulina

    Så lækker og nem en opskrift! 🥰 den skal gemmes og bruges mange gange her hjemme 🤩

  2. Thomas Kristensen

    En supergod og nem opskrift på chicken Mandalay, har brugt den flere gange

  3. Helene Lando

    5 stars
    Perfekt opskrift- meget velsmagende

  4. 3 stars
    Den er for stærk. Men smagte stadig godt

    • Hej Otto

      Dejligt du kunne lide den alligevel 🙂
      Kan du mon have brugt stærk chilipulver i stedet for mild? For så kan jeg godt forstå den blev stærk 🙂

      Warm wishes, Dianna

  5. Super god opskrift, lækkert!

  6. 5 stars
    Så dejligt nemt og lækkert Min datter på 11 har forelsket sig i en udmærket færdigvariant af denne ret, som hun foreslog, at jeg købte til os alle tre til i dag, hvorefter jeg kækt udtalte, at jeg var sikker på jeg kunne finde en bedre opskrift til selv at lave det, og det skal jeg da lige love for lykkedes 🙂 Tak!

  7. 5 stars
    Vildt lækker!

  8. 5 stars
    Det smagte rigtig godt, jeg brugte dog kyllingelår, da jeg ikke havde andet.

  9. Gitte Holm Agnsgaard

    Hej kan man lave den på forskud og så opvarme senere på dagen?

  10. 5 stars
    Fantastisk lækkert Og har lavet den flere gange.

  11. Hej Dianna
    Dejlig dejlig ret. Vores yngste datter vælger den altid, når det er hendes tur til at vælge aftensmad. Er den fryseegnet mon? Tænker, når der er fløde i?

    • Hej Lotte

      Åhhh hvor godt at høre, – tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
      Du kan sagtens fryse retten 🙂

      Warm wishes, Dianna

  12. 5 stars
    Det smagte rigtig godt. Lavede det i madkundskab med naan brød. Nam Nam:)

    • Hej Michael

      Ej hvor godt at høre, – det er jeg virkelig glad for 🙂
      Og tak fordi du giver dig tid til at skrive det 🙂

      Rigtig dejlig dag 🙂

      Dbh Dianna

    • 1 star
      Den er desværre længere væk end audre mere autentiske opskrifter på samme ret.

  13. Jeanett Jakobsen

    5 stars
    Sådan en god og overskuelig opskrift! Mums, hvor var den lækker! Kommer hel sikkert til at være min go to opskrift!

  14. 5 stars
    Det smagte virkelig godt brugte det til min termins prøve i madkunstskab, smagte mega godt:)

  15. Karina Jørgensen

    5 stars
    Smagte himmelsk

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