normally when we order chicken tikka masala but we don’t worry about it because it tastes good but you can have it possibly better for this that is but cheaper cheaper [Music] so I’ve been feeling this is gonna be a bit of a challenge because this is a heavy spice recipe and spices kind of jack up the price of things so not everybody has the spice on hands they got to go buy one and then we gotta factor in the whole bottle oh so we’re gonna have to delete spices and somehow configure and mechanize this into a fully functioning robot of flavor I don’t know why I’m using mechanization and Robotics to describe this but I know that we can do it we’ve never backed down from a challenge so with all that being said let’s make this shall we this recipe is so fast you might as well call it a God dang butt faster first in a large Vulcan mine one cover 240 grams of full fat yogurt two teaspoons or six grams of kosher salt one and a quarter tablespoon or 11 grams of garam masala oh it’s a fancy spice Josh look it encapsulates all the spices you need because then you don’t have to buy like four five six however many spices you need one teaspoon or three grams of paprika five cloves of garlic finely chopped two inch knob of fresh ginger grated mix all that together until thoroughly combined then cut two pounds or 900 grams of boneless and skinless chicken thighs pause look we all know chicken thighs are the superior Choice here right first off it’s cheaper than the breast second off yeah sure use breast but I’m sick of being Overjoyed with the delightfully flavorful sauce only to bite into a piece of compressed wood sawdust like overcooked chicken breast the thigh will save you from that so please use it and enjoy the juicy tenderness and thank me later anyway mix all that together and loud to sit for 10 minutes at room temp but ideally overnight in the fridge now get yourself a large saute pan or some sort of a large and deep Skillet you could also use a small pot look this is the only cooking vessel you need to use here so you know be kind of choosy but it’s fine add just enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of a pan heat over medium high until nearly smoking then add all your chicken in batches and sear for two to three minutes per side so you get some nice Browning don’t get all like oh gotta cook chicken all the way through it’s gonna get cooked later so once everything’s seared remove all your chicken add a touch more oil if needed lower the heat to medium add a mix of one large yellow onion sliced a two inch dump of Ginger thinly sliced three cloves of garlic also thinly sliced season lightly with salt to draw that water out it’s gonna help it cook faster and saute for three to five minutes or until all the vegetables are softened then add in one teaspoon or three grams of paprika one piece 203 grams of cayenne powder 1 tablespoon or 9 grams of garam masala 2 teaspoons or 9 grams of granulated sugar and saute until so fragrant you can barely just Gap then help yourself then add a 15 ounce or 425 gram can of crushed tomatoes stir that together and let it reduce for five minutes and this next step is optional I want to see in the comments complaining no you don’t have a blender look you’ll literally be fine if you don’t have one just don’t blend it anyway once reduced and all your vegetables are super soft pour all that into a blender and blend on high speed until as smooth as physically possible then place it back into the pan or pot or whatever the hell you’re using bring it back to a simmer reduce the heat to low add all of your cooked chicken and simmer stirring occasionally for 10 minutes or until the chicken’s cooked beautifully then stir in one cup of 240 milliliters of heavy whipping cream and reduce for seven to eight more minutes stirring occasionally or till thickened there’s no other way to describe this other than voluptuous now seasoned taste with salt as needed and serve next to a nice big old chunker of plain steamed rice optional you can garnish with cilantro but really you don’t need the expenditure if you don’t want to and look I’ll be honest this looks beautiful but I did have to remove a couple of things that I’d usually put in here to keep the cost down because but cheaper that’s why we use garam masala it has the majority of the flavors that you need but if you want it even better and you happen to have it on hand then I would suggest adding one teaspoon of ground cumin to the spice mix but again only if you have it on hand that being said can this still taste as good despite that for the sake of our wallets let’s find out so we have chicken tikka masala for this price right here let’s just taste the damn thing wow this is great I mean this is equally as good as our other chicken tikka masala recipe I almost don’t want to say it because all the people are like yeah cost benefit I’m never gonna make the other one again but this one is just as good even with the reduction of spices you get that strong deeply flavored spice right to the mouth it’s creamy but not too creamy mostly tomatoey a little bit tart a little bit spicy you got that Umami from the chicken fat if I ordered this chicken take Masala and they gave to me for 17 I’d be like okay but it was only this but you want to know what else is cheaper b-roll foreign [Music]

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