Butter Chicken
Tender chicken pieces in a rich, creamy tomato-based sauce with aromatic Indian spices.
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
chicken breast (cubed)
600 g
plain yogurt
200 g
tomato sauce
400 g
butter
60 g
heavy cream
200 ml
onion (diced)
1 piece
garlic (minced)
4 clove
fresh ginger (grated)
2 tsp
olive oil
2 tbsp
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
paprika
1 tsp
ground cumin
1 tsp
ground coriander
1 tsp
ground turmeric
0.5 tsp
garam masala
2 tsp
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
Mix yogurt and half the spices with chicken pieces
Prepare the sauce base
Sauté onions, garlic and ginger until fragrant
Cook the chicken
Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook until sealed
Add tomato sauce and spices
Pour in tomato sauce and remaining spices, simmer gently
Finish with butter and cream
Stir in butter and cream, cook until sauce thickens
Serve
Serve hot with rice or naan bread
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Sauce may thicken when cold - add splash of water when reheating
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