Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala

Indian, Poultry, Pressure Cooker

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Ingredients

The Marinade:

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2, chopped into bite-sized pieces)

1 cup plain 2% fat greek yogurt (7 ounces)

1 tablespoon garam masala

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger


The Sauce:

15 oz. tomato sauce or puree

5 cloves garlic, minced

4 teaspoons garam masala

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cayenne (for mild; add more or less to suit your taste)

1 cup heavy whipping cream, added after pressure cooking

Directions

Preparing the Marinade
Combine all of the wet ingredients for the marinade into a medium-sized bowl.

Add the chicken and ensure that it’s covered well by the yogurt marinade.

Cover the bowl and set in the refrigerator for one hour.

Preparing the Sauce
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.

Brown the Chicken
Select the saute button on your Instant Pot for the "normal" heat level. When the screen reads "Hot" you can continue.

Add the chicken and any excess marinade to your Instant Pot. Be careful of any splattering that may occur.

Brown the chicken on all sides; this usually takes about five minutes. After the chicken is browned, press the Cancel button on the front of your Instant Pot.

Do not remove anything from the pot yet.

Pressure Cooking
Add the sauce to the Instant Pot now. Be sure to leave the whipping cream out for this entire step, or you will compromise the sauce.

Set the Instant Pot to Manual/Pressure Cook for 10 Minutes. Lock the lid and ensure that the pressure release valve is set to seal.

When the pressure cooking sequence is completed, open the pressure release valve.

Thickening the Sauce
Press the saute button on your Instant Pot, then stir in the heavy whipping cream until it’s evenly mixed.

Let it simmer, while stirring and scraping the bottom occasionally. After a few minutes, or whenever you feel that it is thick enough to your liking, press the Cancel button on your Instant Pot to turn it off.

Serve with cooked rice.