Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Total time: 14400 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1500 g chicken pieces (preferably thighs); 4 tbsp garam masala; 2 tbsp cumin; 2 tbsp turmeric; 1 cup plain yogurt; 2 tbsp grated ginger; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp cayenne pepper; 50 g butter; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp sugar; 3/4 of tomato paste; 1 can tomatoes; 1 1/2 cup heavy cream; Salt to taste

Esther @peonydairy

One of mine and my partner's favourite!

Esther @peonydairy

One of mine and my partner's favourite!

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Ingredients

4hours

6 people

Marinade
1500 gchicken pieces (preferably thighs)
4 tbspgaram masala
2 tbspcumin
2 tbspturmeric
1 cupplain yogurt
2 tbspgrated ginger
2 tbsplemon juice
3 tbspcayenne pepper
Sauce
50 gbutter
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbspsugar
3/4of tomato paste
1 cantomatoes
1 1/2 cupheavy cream
Salt to taste

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Steps

4hours

1

Combine the ingredients to marinade the chicken and keep it in fridge for overnight or minimum 3 hours.
2

In a pan, heat the butter. Add garlic and stir.
3

Add in the marinade mixture and cook the chicken for 8 minutes.
4

Add in canned tomato, tomato paste, sugar, cream and salt. Stir.
5

Let simmer until chicken is cooked and sauce is reduced to desired thickness.
6

Taste test.
7

Sprinkle coriander (optional).
8

Serve with rice or naan.