Chicken Tikka Masala

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750 g chicken thigh fillets (skinless and boneless, cut into 1 inch pieces)

subheading: For the marinade:

100 g Greek yogurt (a scant half cup will do)

½ a lemon, juiced

½ tsp chilli powder (I use Kashmiri and mine is hot!)

1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp cracked black pepper

½ tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp garam masala

½ tsp ground ginger

1 tsp dried methi leaves or methi powder

½ tsp sea salt

subheading: For the sauce:

1 tbsp butter (plus a little trickle of olive oil)

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 red or green chilli, minced (short squat ones unless you like the fire of Indian finger chillies)

2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried methi leaves or methi powder

1 tsp garam masala

1 tsp paprika

½ tsp sea salt

Small bunch fresh coriander, finely chopped

1 can chopped tomatoes (approx 400g)

250 ml single cream

4 tbsp tomato purée

½ a lemon, juiced

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