Baked Chicken Tikka Pasta
One-pot pasta dinner where pasta is layered with spicy chicken tikka masala, topped with white sauce and shredded mozzarella and finally baked to get a cheezy golden crust. Served on its own as dinner or as a party dish.
Ingredients
For chicken tikka masala:
- 500 grams boneless chicken finely chopped
- 1 medium onion
- 2 to matoes
- 2 green chilies chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 2 teaspoon ginger & garlic paste
- 2 tablespoon tikka masala powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon yogurt
- 1 teaspoon cashew nut paste
- ½ cup cream
- 2 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
- ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
- 5 tablespoon cooking oil
- ¾ teaspoon salt
For the white sauce:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon plain flour
- 2 cups warm milk
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Other ingredients:
- 3 cups uncooked pasta any shape
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 3 to 4 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
To prepare chicken tikka sauce:
- Heat oil saucepan pan and fry onion till soft. Then add ginger & garlic paste along with tomatoes and cook till it is soft.
- Now add finely chopped chicken pieces, green chilies, tikka masala powder, tomato puree, yogurt, black pepper powder, and salt. Cook till chicken pieces are fully done.
- Finally, add cashew nut paste, cream, chopped, mint, and coriander leaves and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
To prepare white sauce:
- Heat butter in a saucepan and fry plain flour for a few seconds. Slowly add warm milk and keep stirring to avoid forming lumps.
- As you keep cooking and stirring on low flame, the sauce thickens. Add some more milk if the sauce gets too thick.
- Season with salt and black pepper powder. Remove from heat and set aside.
To prepare pasta:
- Boil water in a large saucepan with salt. Add pasta and cook pasta till it is 90% done. Drain the water and add boiled pasta to the Chicken Tikka Sauce.
- Mix well.
To bake pasta
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees C.
- Take a baking dish and make a layer of chicken pasta.
- Pour white sauce on pasta as the second layer. Sprinkle a handful or more of mozzarella cheese on white sauce along with red chili flakes, oregano, and butter.
- Bake the pasta for 10 to 15 minutes or till the cheese melts and turns golden.
- Serve hot.
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