Authentic Butter Chicken
- Ready In:
- 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 kg chicken thigh, diced
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 cardamom pods
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 475 g diced tomatoes or 475 g tomato puree
- 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup cream
- 1⁄2 cup plain yogurt
directions
- In a wok or large pan, add oil, sautee onion and set aside.
- Brown diced chicken until just cooked and set aside.
- Melt ghee over medium heat in wok or pan.
- Add ginger, garlic, garam masala, sweet paprika, coriander and chilli powder to the melted ghee, maintaining medium heat.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until aromas are released from the spices and they start to turn into a paste (about 1 minute) Be careful not to let it burn.
- Return onion and chicken to the wok or pan, stirring until everything is coated in the spice paste.
- Add diced or pureed tomatoes and sugar.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. (Sauce should start to thicken).
- Add lemon juice, cream and yogurt. (For creamer sauce add more yogurt and cream).
- Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve over steamed rice.
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