Butter Chicken Masala
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
600 g
butter
60 g
onion
2 piece
garlic
4 clove
ginger
20 g
tomato (canned, crushed)
400 g
heavy cream
200 ml
plain yogurt
150 g
Spices & Seasonings
cumin
5 g
coriander
5 g
turmeric
3 g
paprika
5 g
garam masala
10 g
chili powder
5 g
salt
10 g
black pepper
3 g
Instructions
Prepare the chicken
Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and marinate with yogurt and spices.
Cook the aromatics
Sauté onions, garlic, and ginger in butter until fragrant.
Add spices
Toast all spices with the onion mixture until aromatic.
Add tomatoes and simmer
Pour in crushed tomatoes and simmer the sauce until thickened.
Cook the chicken
Add marinated chicken to the sauce and cook until nearly done.
Finish with cream
Stir in heavy cream and simmer gently until chicken is fully cooked.
Rest and serve
Remove from heat and let rest briefly before serving hot.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Sauce may thicken when cooled; add a splash of water when reheating.
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