Soft garlic butter Naan, alongside rich & creamy butter chicken

Directions

  1. 1Roughly chop dried tomatoes.
  2. 2Roughly chop red onions.
  3. 3Roughly chop fresh ginger.
  4. 4Thinly slice garlic.
  5. 5Pound and grind the garlic to a paste using a mortar and pestle.
  6. 6Roughly chop coriander.
  7. 7Marinate chicken breast with ginger garlic, salt, yogurt, black pepper, cumin, coriander, garam masala, Kashmiri chili, lemon juice, and oil. Mix to combine.
  8. 8In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, yeast, salt, sugar, yogurt, and oil.
  9. 9Add warm water to the flour mixture and mix it in, working the gluten until strong.
  10. 10Shape the dough into a ball and cover with a damp towel.
  11. 11Heat oil in a pan.
  12. 12Spread the marinated chicken in the pan and fry until charred.
  13. 13Flip the chicken and continue frying until golden brown. Set aside.
  14. 14In the same pan, melt oil and butter.
  15. 15Sauté the onions.
  16. 16Sauté the ginger garlic paste.
  17. 17Sauté the tomatoes.
  18. 18Add cumin, coriander, garam masala, salt, and Kashmiri chili, and cook to form a paste.
  19. 19Infuse cashew nuts with the spices.
  20. 20Add water, mix, and simmer the sauce.
  21. 21Punch down the dough which has doubled in size.
  22. 22Flour the surface, portion the dough into balls, and cover them.
  23. 23Blend the cooked sauces until smooth and silky.
  24. 24Add the chicken cubes to the sauce and let them finish cooking.
  25. 25Roll out and stretch the dough into a hot dry pan until risen.
  26. 26Flip the naan directly over the flames until charred and smoky.
  27. 27Melt slightly hot butter and garlic, add coriander, mix it in, and brush over the naan.
  28. 28Repeat the naan steps for the rest of the dough.
  29. 29Add heavy cream to the almost done chicken.
  30. 30Finish the butter chicken with more butter and fenugreek.
  31. 31Serve with warm garlic naan.

Ingredients

  • Dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • Red onions, roughly chopped
  • Fresh ginger, roughly chopped
  • Garlic, thinly sliced
  • Coriander, roughly chopped
  • Chicken breast
  • ginger garlic
  • salt
  • yogurt
  • black pepper
  • cumin
  • coriander
  • garam masala
  • Kashmiri chili
  • lemon juice
  • oil
  • all-purpose flour
  • yeast
  • salt
  • sugar
  • yogurt
  • oil
  • warm water
  • butter
  • cashew nuts
  • water
  • hot butter
  • garlic
  • coriander
  • heavy cream
  • butter
  • fenugreek

Equipment

mortar and pestlebowlpanblender

Tips

  • Work the gluten until strong for the dough.
  • Flip naan directly over flames till charred and smoky for best results.
  • Finish butter chicken with more butter and fenugreek.
  • You can get away with shapeless chapatis