Butter chicken

Name: Butter chicken
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: Boneless chicken (apprx 1/4 Kgs); 1 tbsp Tandoori Masala; 1 tsp freshly ground cumin powder; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; to taste salt; 1 tsp Garlic ginger paste; Oil; Use the above to marinate the chicken and boil briefly - to drain excess water; 1/2 tsp cumin whole; 1 grated onion; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 whole cardamons; 2-4 Tbsp butter; Tomato puree (from blending 2 ripe tomatoes); Ginger garlic paste; Full cream; 2 tbsp yoghurt; coriander

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

One of the treats i offer myself on occassions :-)

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

One of the treats i offer myself on occassions :-)

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Ingredients

3-4 servings

Boneless chicken (apprx 1/4 Kgs)
1 tbspTandoori Masala
1 tspfreshly ground cumin powder
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
to tastesalt
1 tspGarlic ginger paste
Oil
Use the above to marinate the chicken and boil briefly - to drain excess water
1/2 tspcumin whole
1grated onion
1cinnamon stick
4whole cardamons
2-4 Tbspbutter
Tomato puree (from blending 2 ripe tomatoes)
Ginger garlic paste
Full cream
2 tbspyoghurt
coriander

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Steps

1

Once the chicken is cooked and all water drained set aside.
2

In the same pot, add some cooking oil and butter then fry the whole spices till they splutter
3

Add in the grated onion and fry till softens - add in the yoghurt and puree and let it cook on medium heat
4

Add in your full cream till you get it as saucy as you like.
5

Add in the chicken and let it simmer on low heat - taste for salt.
6

Once its well cooked sprinkle your coriander and your curry is ready to serve with rice, naan or chapati.