31/08/2026
Make dinner with client Archer and I. This veggie-packed, family-friendly tikka masala was the perfect way for Archer to level up his chopping skills and practise sequencing a recipe start to finish
Baking is great for measuring, but curries like this one are brilliant for something different - measuring spoons, building layered flavour, and learning why we add vegetables for texture as well as taste
Wondering what your child could actually do in this recipe? Here's a rough guide:
3–4yrs: measuring spices, stirring the paste 5–6yrs: measuring independently, mixing the paste
7–8yrs: knife skills with the bridge and claw method, following the method
9+yrs: managing the whole sequence — cooking, timing, checking it's done
What's the first thing you taught your kid to cook? Let me know below 👇
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Ingredients:
1 small onion
1 chicken breast
½ red capsicum
200g chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garam masala
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp lemon juice
1 crushed garlic clove
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp mango chutney
2 tbsp yoghurt
Method:
1. Dice the onion and capsicum
2. Mix the spices, garlic and lemon juice into a curry paste
3. Dice the chicken into bite-sized chunks
4. Gently cook the onion in oil until soft
5. Add the paste and cook for 2 mins
6. Add the chicken, capsicum, tomatoes, tomato paste and 100ml water — bring to the boil
7. Simmer for approx. 10 mins until chicken is cooked through
8. Stir in the yoghurt and mango chutney
9. Serve hot with rice
