Sous Vide Sous Vide Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken tikka masala is easily the most popular Indian dish in our home. Everyone in the family loves Indian curry, but not everyone loves the heat. Tikka masala brings a nice mild curry flavor with a hint of sweetness. I have a traditional recipe for the dish found here – Chicken Tikka Masala.

Ever since I have gotten into sous vide, I have enjoyed converting recipes to this different modern form of cooking. To make this dish, I prepared the chicken separate from the sauce. We sous vide chicken breast all the time and it produces, by far, the most tender and juicy chicken I have ever had. For detailed instructions for preparing chicken in a sous vide, check out this post – How to Sous Vide Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.

To prepare the sauce, I processed all the ingredients in a blender so the sauce was nice and smooth. Then, I poured the sauce in a foodsafe bag, removed the air and heat sealed the bag. I have prepared custard and creme anglaise in a sous vide water bath and figured that this technique would work great for the tikka masala sauce.

It turned out really well and the finished dish plates up really nicely.