Creamy Butter Chicken & Garlic Naan

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the chicken breast into pieces.
  2. 2Add Greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic paste, ginger paste, garam masala, chili powder, coriander, turmeric, cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt to the chicken.
  3. 3Mix well to coat the chicken and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
  4. 4Drizzle olive oil and add ghee to a pan.
  5. 5Add the marinated chicken to the pan and cook.
  6. 6Remove the cooked chicken from the pan.
  7. 7Add diced yellow onion to the same pan and sauté.
  8. 8Add minced garlic to the pan and continue to sauté.
  9. 9Add chili powder to the pan and mix.
  10. 10Add tomato paste, cashews, and diced tomatoes to the pan.
  11. 11Mix well and cover the pan with a lid to simmer.
  12. 12Blend the sauce in the pan using an immersion blender until smooth.
  13. 13Add heavy cream to the sauce and mix.
  14. 14Add butter to the sauce and stir until melted.
  15. 15Add the cooked chicken back to the sauce and mix.
  16. 16Garnish the butter chicken with heavy cream in a swirl pattern.
  17. 17Stuff naan dough with shredded mozzarella cheese.
  18. 18Place the stuffed naan dough on a hot pan to cook.
  19. 19Flip the naan to cook both sides until golden brown.
  20. 20Brush the cooked naan with garlic butter.
  21. 21Serve the creamy butter chicken with rice and garlic naan.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 0.5 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 0.5 lemon, freshly squeezed
  • 0.5 tbsp garlic paste
  • 0.5 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 0.5 tbsp chili powder
  • 0.5 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 0.25 tsp cardamom
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp ghee
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 0.5 cup cashews
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 0.5 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 300 g all purpose flour
  • 180 ml warm milk
  • 100 g Greek yogurt
  • 15 g olive oil
  • 12 g honey
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 0.25 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp cilantro
  • 0.5 tbsp garlic powder

Equipment

bowlplastic wrappantongswooden spoonlidimmersion blenderbasting brush