Simon Rimmer served up a tasty chicken tikka masala with rice on Steph’s Packed Lunch.
The ingredients for the chicken marinade are: 800g chicken thighs, cubed, 100ml natural yoghurt, 1 lime, zested and juiced, 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed, 25mm piece ginger, peeled and grated, 1 tbsp ground coriander, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground garam masala, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp salt, 100g melted butter and 1 lemon, juiced.
For the sauce: 1 onion, 5 cloves garlic, 3-5 red chillies, 5mls vegetable oil, 40mm piece ginger, 1 bunch coriander, 1 tin chopped tomatoes, 15g ground coriander, 10g ground cumin, 5g paprika, 10g ground fenugreek, 5g garam masala, 1 tsp sugar, Pinch of salt, 50ml fat free natural yoghurt and 50ml double cream.
To serve: 2 tbsp fresh coriander.
See recipes by Simon in the book titled: The Sunday Brunch Cookbook: 100 of Our Super Tasty, Really Easy, Best-ever Recipes available from Amazon now.