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Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
Calories
Ingredients
2
cloves
Garlic
thinly sliced
1
Inch
Piece Ginger
thinly sliced
4
tablespoons
Butter
3
pounds
Chicken Breasts
boneless, skinless
1
Cup
Tomato sauce
3
tablespoons
Tomato paste
1
teaspoons
Garam masala
1
teaspoon
Salt
½
teaspoon
paprika
½
cup
Heavy cream
Cilantro
garnish
Instructions
Start by cutting up the chicken into bite sized pieces.
Slice the garlic and the ginger piece.
Then, set your Instant Pot to saute.
Add the butter, ginger, and garlic to the Instant Pot.
Saute the garlic and ginger in the butter for approximately 3 minutes until they are flagrant.
Then, cancel the saute function by pressing off.
Add the chicken, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garam masala, salt, and paprika to the Instant Pot.
Lock the lid in place and turn the pressure valve to seal it.
Set to HIGH PRESSURE for 6 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes.
Then, quick release the steam by opening the vent on top of Instant Pot.
Take the lid off and remove the chicken.
Then, add the heavy cream to the sauce left in the pressure cooker.
Next, set the pressure cooker to saute to simmer the sauce for about 6 minutes. Stir periodically.
Add the chicken back to the sauce stirring everything together.
Serve with cilantro on top to garnish.
Enjoy!