Topic: CA's Chicken Tikka Masala

[Razor]

CA,

There is no mention of any food colouring in the CTM?  How did you get that vibrant red without it?

Also, is that coconut milk powder, flour or coconut powder

Ray

[Cory Ander]

There is no mention of any food colouring in the CTM?  How did you get that vibrant red without it?

It's in the tandoori masala Ray.

Also, is that coconut milk powder, flour or coconut powder

Coconut milk powder plus desiccated coconut (as specified  )

[Razor]

CA,

Thanks for that.  I didn't click on the link, thinking I could get away with using ready made tandoori masala.

Think I need to knock up a batch,

Thanks,

Ray

[Paul1980]

I have made this a fair few times now and it has turned out very good every time and is very easy to make. The only thing for me is the lack of tomato in it and too much cream. I was always under the impression a CTM has a lot of tomato in as in pureed.

I am making this tonight and I am going to half the amount of cream and treble the amount of tomato.

CA or anyone else have you tried it with more tomato in?

[Tomdip]

made this last night with Taz base and spice mix - was excellent! To make it healthier I swapped the cream for yoghurt - which worked really well.  Will certainly be making this one again!

[outatime]

Wow, made this last night for my wife and sister in law and they both loved it as did I.   So pleased I found this site and receipe.  I was a little worried after adding the cream about the colour being to light and not matching the rest of the images here thinking I had done something wrong but it turned red again shortly after.

Well done and thank you.

Stu

[mmmcurry]

regularly cook this now in my house, using this http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2815.0 base sauce. Think its pretty much spot on BIR flavour, I make a slight modification to mine however.
I use 3 tbs of tandoori masala (I buy it from a shop though not your recipie, so the taste might be slightly different)
2tbs curry powder
2tsp garam masala
3tbs almond powder
3tbs coconut milk powder
3tbs dessicated coconut
I use all the optional ingredients apart from the condensed milk.
I think this makes it spot on BIR, well at least to my local which i know and love.
Thanks for the great recipie!

[Cory Ander]

CA or anyone else have you tried it with more tomato in?

Hi Paul,

I suppose it's down to what you're used to and what you prefer.  Some BIR CTMs will be more tomatoey, and less creamy, for sure.  I personally prefer it the other way around (because that's what I'm used to).

By all means change things to suit your palette Paul....and please let us know how you get on?

[Cory Ander]

made this last night with Taz base and spice mix - was excellent!

Glad you liked it TD

[Cory Ander]

Wow, made this last night for my wife and sister in law and they both loved it as did I

Glad you liked it Stu