Created in
England,
Chicken Tikka Masala is a westernized
Indian dish made of
marinated chunks of
chicken that have been baked in a
tandoor and served in a
masala sauce.
[http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/426644] The
sauce is traditionally made from a combination of
coconut cream and
tomato. The dish spread from
England to
India in the
1980s, and was introduced in the
United States in the
1990s.
[http://ashleescooking.blogspot.com/2008/11/chicken-tikka-masala.html] Chicken tikka masala is known all around the world as one of the most popular Indian dishes. The irony of chicken tikka masala, better known as CTM, is that what is often enjoyed in restaurants as a traditional Indian dish has very little to do with
authentic Indian cuisine.