Butter Chicken is a creamy curry Indian dish. It is one of the most popular curries in the world.
Ingredients:
– 750g chicken thighs
– 100g plain yogurt
– 1 tbsp lemon juice
– 1 tsp turmeric powder
– 2 tsp garam masala
– 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
– 1 tsp ground cumin
– 1 tbsp grated ginger
– 2 cloves garlic
– 30g butter
– 1 cup tomato passata
– 1 cup heavy cream
– 1 tbsp sugar
– 1 1/4 tsp salt
Cooking Instructions:
1. Combine yogurt, lemon juice, turmeric powder, garam masala, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, ginger and garlic.
2. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
3. Add chicken to the marinade and refrigerate overnight.
4. Heat the butter over high heat in a large frying pan. Fry chicken for approximately 3 minutes.
5. Add the tomato passata, cream, sugar and salt.
6. Simmer for 20 minutes.
7. Serve with basmati rice and cilantro leaves.