Next level tikka masala recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 8 bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 lime juiced
• 2 large pieces ginger
• 10 garlic cloves peeled
• 400ml Greek yogurt
• pinch chilli powder
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 small green chilli
• red food colouring (optional)
• 3 tbsp butter or ghee
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 1½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1½ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp powdered fenugreek
• ½ tsp powdered paprika
• 4 cardamom pods lightly bashed
• 1 large piece cinnamon
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 50g ground almonds
• pinch soft brown sugar
• 1 tbsp malt vinegar
• 680ml passata
• 100ml crème fraîche or double cream
• fresh coriander leaves flaked almonds, garam masala and smoked salt (optional), to serve