Krazy Kurland Butter Chicken

Name: Krazy Kurland Butter Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 stick salted butter; ~3 TBSP vegetable oil; 4 large onions; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 3 large pinches kosher salt; 3-4 cloves garlic; 1 inch minced ginger; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 TBSP chili powder; 1 TBSP coriander; 1/2 cup cashews or almonds measured, then ground; 3.5-4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 28 oz can tomatoes (whole peeled) or use canned tomato sauce; 2 oz (4 TBSP) tomato paste; 16 oz half and half; 1/2 tsp garam masala (optional)

John Kurland @KrazyKurland

Usually makes 4 batches - 1 for right away, 1 for leftovers, and 2 for freezing. I've used this recipe also for Chicken Tikka Masala, replacing raw chicken with leftover Tikka pieces from the grill. I simply adjust recipe against amount of chicken (e.g. halved for 6-10 Chicken Tikka drumsticks) and add back broth to chicken to make gravy consistency correct. May post separately. Note - for faster cook time, consider substituting canned tomato sauce for tomatoes.

John Kurland @KrazyKurland

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Ingredients

1/2 sticksalted butter
~3 TBSP vegetable oil
4large onions
1/2 tspcinnamon
3large pinches kosher salt
3-4 clovesgarlic
1 inchminced ginger
1 tspturmeric
1 TBSPchili powder
1 TBSPcoriander
1/2 cupcashews or almonds measured, then ground
3.5-4 lbsboneless, skinless chicken thighs
28 ozcan tomatoes (whole peeled) or use canned tomato sauce
2 oz (4 TBSP)tomato paste
16 ozhalf and half
1/2 tspgaram masala (optional)

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Steps

1

Melt butter with oil on medium heat to avoid burning. Add onions and cinammon and salt. Saute on medium - high heat until browning. Use water to speed softening. Once soft, reduce heat and pool ~1 TBSP additional oil in onions for next ingredients
2

Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, chili, and coriander. Return heat to medium-high. Blossom dry ingredients then mix through. Add ground nuts and mix through.
3

Add chicken. Cook until all pieces are done.
4

Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Whole tomatoes can be quickly crushed into chicken.
5

Simmer semi-covered on medium heat 35-40 minutes. Whole tomatoes will need to be continually crushed and stirred into chicken as gravy forms. Stir, crushing tomatoes every few minutes. Approximately 10, 20, and 35 minutes of simmering shown in photos below. Gravy should be fairly thick, approaching italian ragu consistency.
6

Add half and half. Sprinkle optional garam masala on top. Mix through and simmer an additional 5 minutes or as necessary to thicken gravy to desired consistency.
7

Done!
8

Freezes well. Frozen and leftover portions shown.