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Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

This is an easy homemade butter chicken recipe, it is so tasty and has a little hack to add some extra veggies to everyone's dish.

2-3y+

15 min prep · 30 min cook · 45 min total · 6 servings

Milk

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup yogurt
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • 1 tablepsoon garam masala
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 0.25 tsp chilli powder
  • 800 g chicken thigh
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar

Steps

  1. If you have the time to marinade the chicken overnight that's ideal, but as long as you have is fine a few hours or even 20 minutes is ok.
  2. In a large mixing bowl or container (large enough to hold the chicken) mix together the marinade ingredients.
  3. Dice the chicken thighs then cover in the narinade. Refrigerate.
  4. Grate the onion and carrot
  5. Heat the butter or ghee in a large frying pan. Sautee the onion and carrot.
  6. Add the marinated chicken and cook until the chicken is sealed. (Don't discard any leftover marinade).
  7. Once the chicken is sealed add the remaining ingredients; tomato puree, cream, brown sugar and any of the left over marinade. Reduce the heat until your curry is just simmering. Simmer for 30 mins.
  8. Season your curry with salt.
  9. Serve with steamed basmati rice.

Nutrition

Calories
354
Protein
29g
Fat
21g
Carbs
12g

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