Adam made Chicken Tikka Masala recently and he provided recopies here and here. This inspired me to make my own batch!

Cooking the Chicken Tikka was somewhat difficult using a gas oven. And rather wasteful during Summer. The pan underneath the burners didn’t really have a good rack. So I didn’t use one. But the heaping amount of yogurt sauce that I used made a mess as it sat under the chicken resting in the pan. Next time, I will definitely use a cookie rack to get the chicken up off the ground, so to speak. And I will also pound the chicken into an even thickness. The natural breast is just too thick at one end and too thin at the other. It doesn’t lead to even cooking.

Also, I should have use the Highlight Tone Priority feature of my Canon camera. That rice is rather hard to not lose detail in the picture. I used two large lowel lights at both ends with a white reflector at the rear. And I also used a naked flash unit on the camera for some highlights. But I probably should have diffused it somewhat.

With all of those minor nibbles aside, the food tasted good.