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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

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Tikka Masala…in the Instant Pot??

You betcha!

This is such a fabulous chicken dish…packed with flavor. It calls for a ‘specialty’ spice – garam masala. It’s a very ‘warm’ spice and is commonly used in Indian dishes. It’s a combo of cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and peppercorns. It’s not spicy…but very very flavorful. And it balances well with the tomato sauce and yogurt in this meal.

(I made a similar dish recently on FB Live – “Instant Pot Butter Chicken” , if you’d like to watch.)

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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

This is such a fabulous chicken dish...packed with flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 8 boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1" pieces
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 small white onion, diced
  • 1 small fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into 8 small slices
  • 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Chopped cilantro, for garnish
  • 1 cup brown rice, as side dish
  • Salad, as side dish

Instructions

  • Cook rice, as directed.
  • Dice the onion. Peel and slice the ginger (about 8 thin slices).
  • Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and place into the electric pressure cooker insert with the hot water. Add the onion and ginger around the chicken.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the crushed tomatoes, minced garlic, garam masala and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Pour over the chicken in the electric pressure cooker insert.
  • Steam valve: Sealing.
  • Cook on: Manual/High for 15 minutes.
  • Release: Quick.
  • Swirl in the yogurt into the sauce and leave on Warm mode for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Prepare salad.
  • Serve Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala over rice with a cilantro garnish and side salad.