Fish tikka masala, How to make fish tikka masala

Fish tikka masala is a rich and creamy curry prepared by adding chunks of marinated and roasted fish and veggies into tomato based curry sauce and cooked to perfection with spices. This fish tikka masala tastes just like restaurant ones and can be easily made at home without using skewers/ oven and using the user friendly tawa! Sounds interesting right? It saves time too but still tastes awesome when served with soft roti’s or jeera rice or simple pulao. This same recipe can be made with chicken and for veg option with paneer and mushroom.

For this recipe using hung curd/ thick curd works better, but if you don’t have it you can use regular one as well. Also I used tilapia fillets but you can try using salmon as well. In this recipe I have not used any artificial color/ food color as it is not healthy, instead used good variety of kashmiri chili powder and used ripe red tomatoes for restaurant color curry. So let’s get to the making!
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Fish tikka masala, How to make fish tikka masala

2020-05-12 00:06:31

Serves 3

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

35 min

Total Time

55 min

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

35 min

Total Time

55 min

Ingredients

1. Fish fillet – 1
2. Green capsicum – ¼ cup
3. Onion – ¼ cup
4. Tomato – ¼ cup
5. Hung curd/ Curd – ¼ cup
6. Ginger garlic paste – ½ tsp
7. Red chilli powder – ½ to 1 tsp
8. Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
9. Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
10. Coriander powder – ½ to 1 tsp
11. Lemon juice – 1 tsp
12. Salt – to taste
13. Oil – 4 tsp/ 2 tbsp
14. Sugar – ½ tsp

FOR GRINDING

1. Onion – 1 (large sized)
2. Tomato – 2 (big sized)
3. Ginger – medium sized chunk
4. Garlic – 1 pearl
5. Red chilli powder- ½ tsp
6. Cumin powder – ¼ tsp
7. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
8. Cashews – 1 tbsp/ 6 pcs
9. Salt – to taste

NOTE

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

Wash and clean fish fillet well. Chop fish fillet into small/ medium sized cubes/ pieces.
Now in a wide bowl add chopped fish fillet, chopped onion cubes, green capsicum, tomato cubes, curd, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt, coriander powder, lemon juice and ginger garlic paste. Mix well until combined. Marinate it for about 30 minutes at least.
Now in a pan add 2 tbsp oil and add the marinated fish and veggies. Cook it medium flame until until everything us roasted well. When done remove it from pan and keep it aside.
Alternatively, take each skewer and thread the fish pieces and veggies in the order that best suits your taste. Arrange the skewers on the foil placed on the baking tray. Add 2 tbsp oil over every skewer with fish and veggies. Now bake the tikka for 10 to 15 minutes. When done remove it from oven and keep it aside.
Heat a pan with oil to it add ginger chunk and garlic. Saute well for a minute. Now add chopped onion and tomato. Saute well for about 5 – 7 minutes in low to medium flame. When the onions and tomatoes look cooked add turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder and cumin powder. Mix well well and saute for few seconds. Now put off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down.
Now add this cooled mixture to a blender and grind it into fine paste adding little water. Keep this ground paste aside.
Now in the same pan heat a 2 tsp oil/ butter and add ground paste and mix well. I used ½ cup water to get right consistency. Allow the mixture to boil well for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes of boiling addd kasuri methi and mix well.
Now add fish tikka along with veggies and garam masala powder. Mix well and add ½ tsp sugar to the gravy. Allow it to boil for a minute, when everything looks combined put off the flame. Serve it hot with main dish of your choice.

By Sandhya Riyaz

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How to make fish tikka masala with step by step images

Wash and clean fish fillet well. Chop fish fillet into small/ medium sized cubes/ pieces.
Now in a wide bowl add chopped fish fillet, chopped onion cubes, green capsicum, tomato cubes, curd, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt, coriander powder, lemon juice and ginger garlic paste. Mix well until combined. Marinate it for about 30 minutes at least.
Now in a pan add 2 tbsp oil and add the marinated fish and veggies. Cook it medium flame until everything is roasted well. this step wont take much time as the fish will get cooked quickly. As soon as the you put the marinated fish and veggies you will notice the mixture getting watery, not to panic it will get dry in few minutes. When done remove it from pan and keep it aside. Alternatively, take each skewer and thread the fish pieces and veggies in the order that best suits your taste. Now arrange the skewers on the foil placed on the baking tray. Add 2 tbsp oil over every skewer with fish and veggies. Now bake the tikka for 10 to 15 minutes. When done remove it from oven and keep it aside.
Heat a pan with oil to it add ginger chunk and garlic. Saute well for a minute. Now add chopped onion and tomato. Saute well for about 5 – 7 minutes in low to medium flame.
When the onions and tomatoes look cooked add turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder and cumin powder. Mix well well and saute for few seconds. Now put off the flame and allow the mixture to cool down.
Now add this cooled mixture to a blender and grind it into fine paste adding little water. Keep this ground paste aside.
Now in the same pan heat a 2 tsp oil/ butter and add ground paste and mix well. I used ½ cup water to get right consistency. Allow the mixture to boil well for 2 minutes. Now add kasuri methi and mix well. Allow the mixture to boil well.
Now to the gravy add fish tikka along with veggies and garam masala powder. Mix well and add ½ tsp sugar to the gravy. Allow it to boil for a minute, when everything looks combined put off the flame. Do not cook the curry for long time as the fish will break into pieces. Serve it hot with main dish of your choice.