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Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken, done properly, from the public-domain kitchen — kept the way its author wrote it.

Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.

Ingredients serves 8

  • 1 can (29 ounces)tomato puree
  • 1-½ cupsplain yogurt
  • ½ largeonion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 4-½ teaspoonsminced fresh gingerroot
  • 4garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoongaram masala
  • 2-½ teaspoonssalt
  • 1-½ teaspoonsground cumin
  • 1 teaspoonpaprika
  • ¾ teaspoonpepper
  • ½ teaspooncayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
  • 2-½ poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-1/2-inch cubes
  • 1jalapeno pepper, halved and seeded
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1 tablespooncornstarchcheck the label: may contain gluten
  • 1 cupheavy whipping cream
  • Hot cooked basmati rice
  • Chopped fresh cilantro, optional

Method one step at a time, with timers in the app

  1. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 13 ingredients (Can blend these first for convenience).
  2. Add chicken, jalapeno and bay leaf.
  3. Cook, covered, on low 4 hours or until chicken is tender.⏱ 240 min
  4. Remove jalapeno and bay leaf.
  5. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cream until smooth; gradually stir into sauce.
  6. Cook, covered, on high 15-20 minutes or until sauce is thickened.⏱ 15 min
  7. Serve with rice.
  8. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro.

Allergens, with the fine print read

Original recipe by Not supplied in source metadata, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.