Chicken Tikka Masala for 4

Scaled to serve 6

What it says on the tin. Ghee can be swapped for butter. Red food colouring can be added for that un-natural glow. Sauce can be prepared up to 2 days in advance & refrigerated.

12.0 skinless chicken thighsslash 2-3 timestossmarinade >4hourswipe excess marinade from chicken & reservearrange on baking tray cut side upput under grill on hottest setting 10-15mins until charredadd to sauce inc pan juicescook 40mins until tenderaddstand for few mins
1.5 limejuice
0.8 tsp of salt
3.0 large pieces gingerblitz to paste in food processor adding water if neededreserve halfblitz until smooth
15.0 cloves of garlicpeel
600.0 ml of greek yoghurt
0.8 tsp of chilli powder
1.5 tsp of ground coriander
1.5 tsp of ground cumin
1.5 tsp of garam masala
1.5 tsp of turmeric
1.5 small green chilli
3.0 tbsp of gheebrowncook 2 minscook 1 minsimmer 2-3hours until thickadd
1.5 large onionfinely chop
2.2 tsp of cumin seeds
2.2 tsp of mustard seeds
0.8 tsp of fenugreek powder
0.8 tsp of paprika
6.0 cardamom podslightly smash
cinnamon
reserved paste
1.5 tbsp of tomato puree
75.0 g of ground almonds
1.5 tsp of soft brown sugar
1.5 tbsp of malt vinegar
1020.0 ml of passata
510.0 ml of water
reserved marinade
150.0 ml of double cream
1.5 tbsp of more ghee