The quest for chicken tikka massala

[MuslimAgorist]

Controversy, it seems, continues to surround this delicious post modern culinary masterpiece from it's origins to it's status in British society. The famous Chicken Tikka Massala, codename: CTM to the initiated, is believed by many to of Pakistani origins, but I was informed when I ordered the dish in San Francisco that it was actually an American invention. No more Pakistani than hamburgers are German. But the prevailing theory it seems is that CTM actually originated in Scotland. Legend has it that a Scotsman (of which no true example exists), upon ordering the chicken tikka at a Pakistani restaurant, complained that dish was too dry, so the owner dumper on a can tomato soup. Then magic occurred. Some consider this account apocryphal, but most agree that the dish is not of purely eastern origin. This has not harmed it's popularity however, as CTM is the most popular dish in almost any Pakistani restaurant. This cross cultural popularity prompted former UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook to declare CTM Britain's national dish... which has also sparked endless controversy.

Going over my budget I discovered that I spend an exorbitant amount of money on CTM at restaurants. So, I embarked on a quest to unlock the secrets of this ubiquitous dish.

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LOL. The lengths people will go for desi food.

[glo]

I like the sound of the recipe and will give it a try sometime.

Is that you own article, MuslimAgorist?

[Tony]

Nafeez on Otley road Undercliffe Bradford. Chicken Tikka Massala, or off the bone is best I ever had from Takeaway. Still researching the best sit down at the moment;D

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[Beardo]

This is my FAVORITE dish, by the way...

[al Iskander]

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It is possible that several persons , in several places , had the same idea at the same time .
Perhaps it is the case of the chicken tikka massala .:hmm:

We attribute the origine of pastry to Marco Polo . Forget that . We found recipes of pastry old of 4000 years in Babylon . They were know by Roman and they existed in Moslem Andalusia .

It has been ages since I ate of chicken massala , perhaps since my journey in Pakistan .:p

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[Khayal]

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Wow, I was looking for a CTM recepi, and tried it one time, but the taste was not as good as it should have been, I'll try with this recipe.....If it becomes tasty, I'll share the picture here...thanks

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[Beardo]

:sl:

Wow, I was looking for a CTM recepi, and tried it one time, but the taste was not as good as it should have been, I'll try with this recipe.....If it becomes tasty, I'll share the picture here...thanks

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What am I gonna do with pictures? I want th ereal thing.

[Khayal]

What am I gonna do with pictures? I want th ereal thing.

Then you should try by yourself....or ask your mother/ Sister to make it for you, your Sister, " me ," is very far from you.. :)

[Cabdullahi]

someone please make this wrap it in foil and stick in the post my address is.............PM me for the details that would better

[Khayal]

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Yesterday I tried to make CTM, and Alhamdulilaah, I made it perfectly, I saw atleast 4/5 recipes in the internet, including this one, and selecedt the ingredients, which I thought should be good for the recipie, and added two major thing, which they didn't tell in the recipe....and I got the RIGHT RECIPE, Alhamdulilaah....

I will give the recipe, If anyone needs it...but I will write on request..InshaAllaah..

Here is the pic of my CTM...

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[MuslimAgorist]

Awesome. That looks yum. What did you add?