This soup tastes just like your favorite Indian takeout!
This Chicken Tikka Masala Soup is a big, warm, flavorful, slightly spicy bowl of Indian food goodness. Even though the weather is starting to warm up, don't pass up a chance to enjoy this soup.
I <3 Indian food
Yes, yes I know that I say this every time I post something that is even vaguely resembles Indian food, but seriously: Indian food is one of my weaknesses. Most recently, I shared some seriously delicious Butter Chicken. Before that there was the Chicken Curry that my husband loves so dearly. And of course, there is Chicken Tikka Masala.
Tikka masala... in soup form?
When I came across this recipe, I was really intrigued. Chicken Tikka Masala is my go-to order, and soup is one of my favorite things on the planet. Now, I know that combining two things that are great on their own doesn't necessarily produce even greater results (think nacho cheese + rocky road ice cream = blech)... but this seemed like a pretty good bet.
In this case, Chicken Tikka Masala + soup = a very, very good thing. I served this with some warm pieces of naan for dipping and sopping up every bit of this soup.
This recipe was adapted from The Modern Proper
✨ Recipe
Chicken Tikka Masala Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 14 oz can coconut milk
- 2 lbs chicken breasts cooked and shredded
- 1-2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic until the
onions are translucent; it should take about 5 minutes. - Next, add the spices and sauté for a few more minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir to coat the onions and garlic.
- Add the chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, and coconut milk to the pot. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Use an immersion blender (or blend in a regular blender, in batches) until smooth. Add the cooked chicken and simmer until warmed through. Last, add salt to taste.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
What kind of gear should I have on hand in order to make this soup?
- An immersion blender, to blend everything up
- A Dutch oven, for cooking the soup
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Heather
I was excited to make this as the dish is one of my favorites. I didn’t care for this at all. It tasted nothing like the Chicken Tikka Masala, which I’ve had here in the US and the UK. Husband like it so that was good.
laurenpacek
Sorry to hear that this wasn't to your taste, but glad to hear that your husband liked it!
Heather
I was so excited to make this. I LOVE this dish and have had it in numerous countries. This tasted nothing like it. Blending it made no difference. Husband liked it so that’s good but I had a grilled cheese instead for dinner.
Jordan
A fantastic recipe! Thank you!!
Kaye
Nutrition information would be nice.
laurenpacek
Added!
sbchica
Just made it! DEEEE-licious. Mine came out a little sharp and acidic so I put in one teaspoon of sugar; hated to do that, but it works.
How many calories is this soup (without my added sugar), please?
laurenpacek
Sorry for taking SO LONG to reply to this, but I've finally added nutrition info.
Debbie Sheegog
This is a great recipe that we love and will keep in our favorite dinner plans for many days to come. Imagine my delight to find that I actually had all of the ingredients except technically for the Garam
Masala, which then lead me to discover what exactly those words mean. Fortunately there was a new pack of spices in the cupboard that was almost identical to it except of course everything in it had already been gathered fresh, dried, and ground into perfection. I will be sure to check out your other recipes and out of curiosity also “The Modern Proper “.Thank you for sharing it.
geekswhoeat
This sounds absolutely delicious! I love all things chicken tikka! Working on a recipe of my own with those flavors too!
ANerdCooks
I love all things chicken tikka masala, too! Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
Yum, this sounds delicious! Tikka masala is one of my favorite dishes - I get it almost every time we go out for Indian.
ANerdCooks
Thank you, Elizabeth!!
Allie | In This Kitchen
Great idea for sure! I'm with you, Indian food is one of my food true loves. And honestly... it's never too hot for soup for me *haha*. As long as I'm somewhere with air conditioning, I'll eat it year round 🙂
ANerdCooks
I'm with you =). Gimme a hot bowl of soup in a cool house any day!
Jasmine S.
Chicken Tikka as a soup! Interesting! I could get on board with this 🙂 Looks yummy
ANerdCooks
Thanks, Jasmine!!