Butter Chicken

Directions

  1. 1Chop the chicken thighs into smaller pieces.
  2. 2Marinate the chicken with Greek yogurt, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt, turmeric, chili powder, and garam masala.
  3. 3Dice one yellow onion.
  4. 4Heat a large pan on medium heat with some oil.
  5. 5Sear off the marinated chicken, cooking it about 80% of the way through.
  6. 6Remove the chicken from the pan.
  7. 7Add the diced onions to the pan and cook them down.
  8. 8Season the onions with the same spices used to marinate the chicken.
  9. 9Add a can of diced tomatoes and scrape off the fond from the bottom of the pan.
  10. 10Add a tablespoon of butter and mix it in.
  11. 11Add cashews.
  12. 12Put everything in a separate container and blend it up.
  13. 13Put the blended sauce back in the pan.
  14. 14Add your chicken back in to finish cooking.
  15. 15Scoop rice into a bowl (use either jasmine or basmati rice).
  16. 16Scoop in the butter chicken and drizzle it with a little bit of heavy cream.
  17. 17Garnish with some parsley.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1 tablespoon ginger paste
  • pinch salt
  • 0.5 tablespoon turmeric
  • 0.5 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 yellow onion
  • some oil
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoons cashews
  • drizzle heavy cream
  • parsley
  • rice

Equipment

knifecutting boardbowlpanwooden spoonblenderrice cooker

Tips

  • Marinate the chicken thighs for maximum flavor.
  • Use either jasmine or basmati rice to serve