Butter Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cut the chicken breast into pieces and place them in a bowl.
- 2Add yogurt to the chicken.
- 3Add garlic paste and ginger paste to the chicken.
- 4Add turmeric, chili powder, and garam masala to the chicken mixture.
- 5Mix all the ingredients well with the chicken.
- 6Cover the bowl with foil and marinate the chicken overnight.
- 7Heat a pot with butter.
- 8Add the marinated chicken to the hot pot and sear it well.
- 9Remove the seared chicken from the pot.
- 10Add chopped onions to the same pot and cook until softened.
- 11Add garlic, ginger, and the same spices used for the chicken to the onions.
- 12Add tomato paste and canned tomatoes to the pot.
- 13Add cashews and cream to the sauce.
- 14Stir the sauce well.
- 15Add a bay leaf to the sauce.
- 16Cover the pot and let the sauce cook.
- 17Blend the sauce until smooth using an immersion blender.
- 18Add the seared chicken back into the blended sauce.
- 19Pour hot water from the chicken plate into the sauce.
- 20Serve the butter chicken with rice.
- 21Garnish with a swirl of cream.
- 22Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Ingredients
- chicken breast
- yogurt
- garlic paste
- ginger paste
- turmeric
- chili powder
- garam masala
- butter
- onion
- tomato paste
- canned tomatoes
- cashews
- cream
- 1 leaf bay leaf
- rice
- chopped parsley
Equipment
bowlfoilpotspoonimmersion blender
Tips
- For best results, marinate the chicken overnight.
- Add a bay leaf for flavor.
- Blend the sauce for a smooth consistency.