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BUTTER CHICKEN


 ✨BUTTER CHICKEN✨


This Butter Chicken is rich, creamy and packed with flavour.. 


The kind of dinner that’s easy on the budget but tastes like it came from your favourite Indian restaurant.. The aroma alone will have the neighbours wondering what’s cooking..! You can smell it down the street..!


Save this recipe for your next weeknight dinner and let me know if you make it..📌


BUTTER CHICKEN


CHICKEN MARINADE

• 1kg chicken thighs, diced

• 1 cup Greek yoghurt

• 2 tsp garam masala

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp turmeric

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)

• 1/8 tsp red food colour powder

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

• Juice of ½ lemon


Mix everything together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for several hours. Remove from fridge 1 hour prior to cooking to bring close to room temperature.


Place chicken in a shallow pan and cook under the grill on high heat for 10-14 minutes on each side or until small char marks form all over. Remove and set aside. 


BUTTER CHICKEN SAUCE

• 3 tbsp butter

• 1 onion, finely diced

• 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste in

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 400g crushed tomatoes

• 1½ tsp garam masala

• 1 tsp paprika

• 1 tsp ground cumin

• ½ tsp turmeric

• 1/2 tsp chilli powder 

• 1 tsp sugar 

• 1 cup thickened cream

• ½ cup coconut cream (optional, for extra richness)

• 1 tsp salt


Heat butter in a hot pot. Add onion and sauté until soft. Add ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 minute. Add garam masala, paprika, cumin, turmeric, chilli powder and tomato paste and stir. Add tomatoes, cream, coconut cream, sugar and salt and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes. Blitz everything with a stick blender and blend until smooth. Add the chicken along with pan juices and bring back to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 40 minutes for soft and tender chicken.


Serve with basmati rice, naan and freshly chopped coriander.


Enjoy..💁🏻‍♀️


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