# Butter Chicken

This is how to make the best butter chicken you’re ever gonna have.

- Total time: 59 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g chicken thigh
- 200 g plain full fat yoghurt
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 5 cm ginger
- 1 -2 green chillies
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tbsps ghee
- 3 tbsps butter
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 large onion
- 1 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 -4 cloves
- 0.5 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 tbsps garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 400 g crushed canned tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons red chilli powder
- 2.5 teaspoons salt
- 250 ml double cream
- 2 tbsps kasoori methi
- 0 coriander

## Instructions

1. Mix all the marinade ingredients to coat the chicken.
2. Grill the chicken until charred (about 5—6 minutes on either side).
3. Heat the ghee and add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves and star anise.
4. Once the cumin seeds start to sizzle, add the onions.
5. Cook until the onions are browned (3—4 minutes) and then add the ginger and garlic.
6. Cook until fragrant (30 seconds) and then add the spices and tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes until the paste has darkened.
7. Add the crushed tomatoes and cook for 20—30 minutes on a low heat.
8. Add in the chicken (with any cooking liquid), cream and methi, stir well and cook for 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
9. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
10. Garnish with coriander and serve with rice and fresh naan.

## Equipment

- knife
- mortar and pestle
- baking tray
- frying pan
- wooden spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/tC0xxAnPyEA?si=KqeyUYM1Nwj81zl1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/17ddf827-46ae-4460-ac0b-d689b1c879a4
- Extracted: 2025-01-17

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