The Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

Ingredients For The Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe

• 5 pound Bone in chicken pieces, skin removed
• 3 tablespoon Toasted ground cumin
• 3 tablespoon Toasted paprika
• 2 tablespoon Toasted ground coriander seed
• 2 teaspoon Ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• 12 Cloves garlic, grated on the medium holes of a box grater, divided
• 3 tablespoon Fresh ginger, grated on the medium holes of a box grater, divided
• 2 cup Yogurt
• 0.75 cup Fresh juice from 4 to 6 lemons, divided
• 0.5 Diamond crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about as much by volume
• 4 tablespoon Butter or ghee
• 1 Large Onion, Thinly Sliced
• 1 can Whole peeled tomatoes, roughly mashed
• 0.5 cup Roughly chopped cilantro leaves and tender stems