BUTTER CHICKEN

Butter Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :

* 125ml (1/2 cup) natural yoghurt

* 1 tbs lemon juice

* 1 tsp turmeric

* 2 tsp garam masala

* 1 tsp chilli powder

* 1 tsp ground cumin

* 2 tsp grated fresh ginger

* 2 garlic cloves, crushed

* 1kg chicken breast fillets, chopped

* 125g cashews, roasted

* 60g unsalted butter

* 1 tbs sunflower oil

* 1 onion, finely chopped

* 1 tsp ground cardamom

* 1 cinnamon stick

* 1 bay leaf 

* 425g can tomato puree

* 150ml chicken stock

* 250ml (1 cup) thickened cream

Method:


* Combine yoghurt, lemon juice, turmeric, garam masala, chilli, cumin, ginger and garlic in a bowl. Add chicken and stir well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

* make tomato purée by boiling the tomatoes in water peal the skin and ground into paste .

* Reserve half the cashews and place remaining cashews in a food processor. Process until finely ground.

* add butter in a pan and fry the marinated chicken till its dry . 

* Heat the butter and oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion, cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaf and cook for 2 minutes until the onion starts to soften. Reduce heat to low, tomato puree, cashew powder and stock. Simmer for 15 minutes. then add chicken  , Stir in cream and cook for a further 10 minutes.

* Garnish Butter chicken with cashews, chopped coriander and serve with Naan and steamed rice