Topic: CTM - Chicken Tikka Masala

[blanchy]

Going to take a crack at this tomorrow.

Can I ask though, what spice mix should I use? Is garam masala fine? I have some "madras spice mix", should I use that instead?

Also, I wasn't able to get any tandoori masala, is there anything I can substitute this for?

Thanks

[joshallen2k]

This is one I'm currently using: http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=3765.0

The Bruce Edwards one is very good as well.

In fact there's a number of great (yet different) spice mixes under the Supplementary Recipes section of the forum.

-- Josh

[blanchy]

Looks like quite a number of ingredients just to make the spice mix; for the time being is there something I can easily substitute in from off the shelf?

[Secret Santa]

blanchy, there is no real substitute. It's either make up your own tandoori masala as suggested, or buy a pack of premade powder from the likes of TRS, East end etc., or use a paste like pataks. There is no other way!

[Cory Ander]

what spice mix should I use? Is garam masala fine? I have some "madras spice mix", should I use that instead?

Preferably, I suggest you use one of the spice mixes in the supplementary recipes section here:  http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?board=28.0  Bruce Edward's spice mix (http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1546.0) is probably the one used by CurryKing in his recipe...it is simpler to make than mine.

Alternatively, I suggest you use a decent medium or mild commercial curry powder or curry paste (e.g. Patak) in its place

You could use garam masala, if you wished, but the result would be a bit different

Also, I wasn't able to get any tandoori masala, is there anything I can substitute this for?

Again, either make your own (e.g. http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=1514.0) or use a commercial tandoori/tikka masala or paste in its place

Hope this helps 

[blanchy]

Did this last week, turned out great - much better than anything we've ever tasted at home before and approaching what you'd get in a BIR.

Made a few changes to the sauce:

-no sugar
-no food colouring
-half a block of cream coconut
-tesco medium curry powder for the spice mix
-pataks tandoori paste (have since got hold of some tandoori masala)

Did the chicken tikka from an Easy Indian Cookbook (Manju Malhi) but it wasn't that great. Since tried one of the recipes from this site which was much better.

[bluebalti]

Had a dabble with the original recipe here last weekend. Very nice, the kids enjoyed it as did Mrs BB however the colour wasn't right, more reddish brown than proper 'red'... it was a nice curry but not quite a CTM, down to my inexperience rather than the recipe. Thanks for posting the recipe CK.