# Butter Chicken & Homemade Naan

A delicious and easy-to-make butter chicken recipe served with homemade naan bread.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 112 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken thighs
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp garlic paste
- 2 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp yeast
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 cup diced red onion
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 can canned diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 handful cashews
- 1 handful cilantro

## Instructions

1. Dice chicken thighs.
2. In a bowl, mix diced chicken with plain greek yogurt, garlic paste, ginger paste, turmeric, garam masala, chili powder, and lemon juice. Let it marinate.
3. In another bowl, mix warm water with yeast and sugar. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
4. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, olive oil, and a little bit of greek yogurt to the yeast mixture. Mix well and let it rise for an hour and a half.
5. Melt ghee in a pan and cook the marinated chicken until fully cooked.
6. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
7. In the same pan, add more ghee, diced red onions, garlic paste, and ginger paste. Cook until softened.
8. Add canned diced tomatoes, tomato paste, heavy cream, the same spices used for the chicken, and cashews to the pan. Let it simmer.
9. Blend the sauce until smooth.
10. Add the cooked chicken back to the sauce. Add heavy cream and cilantro for garnish.
11. After the dough has risen, section it out and cook it in an ungreased pan. Brush with garlic butter sauce.

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- spatula
- pan
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DbPoyGJQn/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8425b8a0-b585-422c-b0ff-8ca99973b02f
- Extracted: 2025-01-07

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