The BEST Butter Chicken Ever
Ingredients
Main ingredients
chicken thighs (boneless, skinless)
800 g
plain yogurt
200 g
unsalted butter
60 g
tomato sauce
400 ml
heavy cream
200 ml
garlic (minced)
4 cloves
fresh ginger (minced)
15 g
onion (finely chopped)
2 medium
vegetable oil
30 ml
Spices & seasonings
garam masala
15 g
ground cumin
5 g
ground coriander
5 g
ground turmeric
3 g
chili powder
5 g
salt
10 g
black pepper
3 g
Instructions
Marinate the chicken
Mix yogurt with half the spices and marinate chicken pieces.
Prepare aromatics
Finely chop onions, mince garlic and ginger.
Brown the chicken
Heat oil in pan and brown the marinated chicken pieces in batches.
Sauté the aromatics
In the same pan, cook onions until golden, then add garlic and ginger.
Bloom the spices
Add remaining spices and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
Simmer the sauce
Add tomato sauce and cream, then simmer until thickened.
Finish and serve
Return chicken to the sauce, add butter and simmer 5 more minutes.
Original recipe
Storage
The flavors actually improve after a day in the refrigerator. Add a splash of cream when reheating if sauce is too thick.
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