Butter Chicken Soup
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add chicken thighs to a bowl.
- 2Add ginger garlic paste to the chicken.
- 3Add turmeric powder to the chicken.
- 4Add garam masala and red food coloring to the chicken.
- 5Pour olive oil over the chicken.
- 6Add yogurt to the chicken.
- 7Mix the chicken marinade ingredients thoroughly with gloved hands.
- 8Place the marinated chicken thighs into a hot pan with ghee to sear.
- 9Use tongs to flip and sear both sides of the chicken.
- 10Use a torch to char the chicken pieces.
- 11Remove the seared chicken from the pan and place it on a cutting board.
- 12Chop the seared chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
- 13Slice onions thinly.
- 14Add sliced onions to the hot pan.
- 15Add cardamom and cumin to the onions in the pan and sauté.
- 16Stir in ginger garlic paste.
- 17Add kashmiri chili powder, turmeric, and garam masala to the pan.
- 18Stir the spices and onions together.
- 19Add cashews to the mixture and stir.
- 20Pour crushed tomatoes into the pan.
- 21Add chicken stock to the mixture.
- 22Stir all ingredients in the pan and bring to a simmer.
- 23Transfer the simmering soup mixture to a blender.
- 24Blend the soup until smooth.
- 25Pour the blended soup back into the pan.
- 26Add cooking cream to the soup.
- 27Add the reserved chopped chicken to the soup.
- 28Add butter to the soup.
- 29Add fenugreek leaves to the soup and stir until combined.
- 30Ladle the butter chicken soup into a serving bowl.
- 31Garnish with a swirl of cream and fresh cilantro.
- 32Add croutons on top for garnish.
- 33Enjoy the butter chicken soup.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tsp orange food coloring
- 0.5 cup ghee
- 1 cup yogurt
- to taste salt
- ghee
- 2 onions
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 0.5 cup cashews
- 1.5 cup crushed tomatoes
- as needed chicken stock
- 1 cup cooking cream
- 6 cubes butter
- 1 tbsp fenugreek leaves
- to taste black pepper
- cilantro
- croutons
Equipment
bowlpantongschopping boardblenderladle
Tips
- *all measurements are estimates. Measure w your ❤️
- When searing the chicken, a torch can be used to add char.
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