Chicken in Creamy Tomato Curry: Chicken Tikka Masala

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I was disappointed. I have to say that it was very bland and did not have the depth of flavor that I expected. I think it was a "dumbed down for Americans with no palate" version. The sauce needed a LOT more spices and heat, despite my following the recipe to the "T". It seemed like it was "young" and the sauce should have been simmered all day instead of merely the 30 minutes it called for. And did I mention it was bland?

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Superb flavor. I followed the recipe exactly and them result was dinner my whole family loved, including some pretty picky kiddos.

It took me about 11/2 hours to cook the dish from beginning to end but it was worth it. We will definitely be making this again.

Since Aartie won I've been wanting to try her recipes. This is the first one and it won't be the last. Thank you, Aartie!

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This is a good 'base' recipe for chicken tiki masala. In my opinion, as the recipe is written, I would give it a 3.5 rating rather than 4. We augmented this recipe in several ways and found it made it even tastier:
1. Used about 1.5 lbs of chicken thighs rather than just 1 lb.
2. Compiled, toasted and ground our own masala spice mix. It made the dish so much more aromatic and flavorful. It's a quick and easy additional step.
3. Used a full tablespoon + of the masala spices and 2 tsp's of paprika.
4. Cut the amount of garlic in half wherever it was used and added about 30% more fresh ginger.
5. Rather than adding cream we found a small dollop of the plain yogurt on top of each serving gave a nice creaminess and a little extra sour flavor that was delicious.

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Excellent!

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This is phenomenal!!! The ginger garlic paste is wonderful, definitely make that to have some leftover on hand! Super easy and super delicious. I doubled the garam masala and substituted chicken stock for the water. Left the seeds in the serranos bc we love spice. It was very easy and the house will smell so good! A definite must-try!

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Wonderful flavors and easy! The Tikka Masala is comparable to eating at our favorite Indian resturant, which for us is 3 hours away. Just what we need when were in the mood for great Indian food and can't travel.

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This was so delicious!!!

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This was FANTASTIC!!! I made is exactly as recipe said. I did add fresh peas I had on hand and wanted to use up during the last 10 - 15 min. of cooking. I don't think I would do it without the peas again! Soooo good. Besides peas are commonly used in Indian cooking, especially the fresh ones. If you want a great company Indian dish and you haven't had much experience with Indian cooking this one is a great classic to start with. I served it with brown basmati and fresh cilantro and also made a bowl of a mix of yogurt and Aarti's garlic/ginger paste she is known for.

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I loved this recipe. Yum! I did add extra chicken so that my family would be satisfied and it didn't change the recipe. Easy to do and tasty!!!

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I recently tried Indian food and loved it. So I checked out Aarti's recipes, found this one and tried it. Delicious, my family loved it, it tasted even better than the restaurant meal because there was extra sauce for the leftovers. Can't wait to make it again. Thanks!