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Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 700g chicken thigh, cubed; 1 cup yogurt, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp turmeric; 6 ripe tomatoes, blended; 100g butter, 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tbsp dried kasuri methi (fenugreek)

Tandoor-charred chicken in a velvety tomato, butter and cream sauce balanced with fenugreek leaves.

Photo: Yuvraj Singh 97 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

1h 4 servings Medium

Ingredients

700g chicken thigh, cubed
1 cup yogurt, 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp turmeric
6 ripe tomatoes, blended
100g butter, 1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp dried kasuri methi (fenugreek)

Method

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Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic and half the spices for 1 hour.

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1
Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic and half the spices for 1 hour.
2
Char chicken under a hot broiler 8 minutes until edges blacken slightly.
3
Melt butter in a pan, add remaining spices and tomato puree. Cook 20 minutes until oil splits.
4
Stir in cream, add chicken with juices, simmer 10 minutes.
5
Crush kasuri methi between palms, sprinkle in. Finish with extra butter and serve with naan.