Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 3 tsp curry powder; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp fresh ginger; 3 tbsp butter; Pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 cups tomato puree; 1/2 cup heavy cream; Batsmati rice

Shari Meyer @sharilikesrainbows

Butter Chicken

Shari Meyer @sharilikesrainbows

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Ingredients

2 lbschicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspolive oil
3 tspcurry powder
1onion, thinly sliced
3 clovesgarlic
1 tbspfresh ginger
3 tbspbutter
Pepper
1/2 tspsalt
2 cupstomato puree
1/2 cupheavy cream
Batsmati rice

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Steps

1

Put the chicken in a bowl and add 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp of olive oil, and 2 tsp curry powder. Toss to coat.
2

In Dutch oven, heat up 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter over medium heat.
3

Add the onion and cook until soft. Add 3 cloves garlic, and 1 tbsp ginger and saute for one minute. Add 1 tsp curry powder and 2 tbsp butter. Stir well.
4

Add the pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, and tomato puree. Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
5

Meanwhile, cook rice in rice cooker
6

Add chicken. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 11 to 15 minutes until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
7

Stir in the heavy cream and mix. Cook for one more minute.
8

Turn off the heat and rest for 2 to 5 minutes.
9

Serve over the basmati rice.