Cook's Illustrated's spicy chicken tikka masala recipe with my fake garlic naan (pita bread brushed with garlic butter and lighly toasted in the oven). So good.
If you’ve ever eaten Indian food in a country outside of India, odds are you’ve tried chicken tikka masala. It’s a slightly spicy, slightly sweet and creamy tomato curry with chunks of yogurt-marinated chicken, and if legend is correct, it is about as authentically Indian as 7-11.
Britain has claimed it as it’s true national dish, Glasglow thinks it comes from a tried and true Scottish recipe, and a few believe it originated in Punjab in the 1950s. Authenticity aside, CTM is a delicious dish I couldn’t wait to tackle.
The recipe and food porn a-plenty after the jump.
