Quick chicken tikka masala

Chicken tikka

• 1200 g skinless, boneless chicken thighs cut into pieces (3 cm)
• 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp sea salt
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp garam masala (see Tips)
• 1 ½ tbsp brown sugar
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3 cm piece fresh ginger
• 100 g tomato paste
• 100 g natural yoghurt

Masala

• 40 g ghee (see Tips)
• 1 - 2 brown onions (approx. 200 g), cut into quarters
• 2 tsp piece fresh ginger peeled
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 cardamom pods crushed
• 1 ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1 - 2 pinches sea salt
• 1 - 2 pinches ground black pepper
• 150 g pouring (whipping) cream
• fresh coriander leaves only, to garnish