Brady and Karen made this Indian dish for us years ago when we both lived in California and we fell in love. Recently we tried the same dish at an Indian restaurant called the Bombay House in Provo, UT and this recipe was spot on, it tastes exactly the same! So good and flavorful, you will love it.
Ingredients
- MARINADE:
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 4 long skewers
- SAUCE:
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 8oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, 2 tsp cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, pepper, ginger, and 1 tsp salt. Stir in chicken, cover, refrigerate 1 hour. Preheat a grill for high heat. Lightly oil the grill grate. Thread chicken onto skewers and discard marinade. Grill 5 min. on each side.
- For the sauce: Melt butter in a large skillet. Saute garlic for 1 minute. Season with 2 tsp cumin, paprika and 1 tsp salt. Stir in tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low heat until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes. Add grilled chicken, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with fresh chopped cilantro. Serve over rice.
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I recently posted that EXACT recipe on my blog. I will vouch that it's AMAZING!
My husband lived in the West Indies for two years and knows his Indian fare. He has declared this recipe the best chicken he has ever had
Mmm, I love the Bombay House!
I used to travel to Provo, UT at least once a month for work and LOVED the Bombay House.
That's it I'm making this tomorrow. Love the Bombay House in Provo and there's no Indian restaurants in Fairbanks, Alaska.
I love Bombay House! Do you have any idea how to make the Chicken Coconut Kurma from Bombay House?! I would love to duplicate that recipe!! Thanks! I love your blog!
I actually do have the recipe for the Chicken Coconut Kurma!!! Coming soon! Keep watching….
Made this for dinner and loved it!!!! Can't wait to have it again. Are you still going to post the recipe for Coconut Kurma? Would love to try it as well! Thanks for all the yummy recipes.
I made this for the in-laws, and I warned them befoe-hand not to judge me when I licked the plate clean. This is so so so so so good. I've tried a bunch of different Tikka Masala recipes, hoping to satisfy my craving for Bombay House Tikka Masala, and this was PERFECT. I'll never have to go to Bombay House again! (plus, I don't live in Utah anymore… sad for me…) Not to toot my own horn, but I even made Naan for this dish. The Naan was also delicious, but my pizza stone cracked while making it! Sad day for me, but not too sad since I still had the tikka masala to make it all better. Thank you for sharing!
@Melissa-
I wish there were a "like" button here because I would "like" your comment. In fact. I love it! Thanks so much! I am glad it turned out great for you!
Erica
I made this for my family a couple of nights ago and it was amazing! Even my 2-year-old was eating it. I just stumbled across your web site a week or so ago, but I have a very long list of new meals to try. Thanks!
Just made this and it far and away the best Indian recipe I have made at home. It was really easy and so tasty! Will definitely make this again!
I love love LOVE this recipe. It is now in our regular dinner rotation.
This looks good, I’m going to try it tonight. Love all of your recipes that I’ve tried and your site. I did find it interesting that there is no curry in this recipe. We lived in the West Indies for 4 years and had wonderful Indian food, and I always assumed that the Indian flavor came from the curry. Any thoughts???
All the spices together give it an indian curry taste, it is more authentic than using curry powder.
@Bethany- You will love this dish. It is a rich, savory dish.. I know many Indian dishes call for curry but not this one. It doesn’t have the sweet flavor that curry typically brings and it just works with Tikka Masala. This is one of our very favorite dishes–my husband requests it all the time!
Thanks for the reply back. I trust you and am cooking the dish right now!
I assume yogurt means plain low-fat non-flavored yogurt. Anyone try it with plain low-fat greek yogurt?
That’s all I have in the kitchen and I want to try this recipe tonight.
Yes, it is plain yogurt. I have used plain greek yogurt and it works great!