Butter Chicken
(from Peachblossm’s recipe box)
Yum! Spicy
Source: Leavitt's
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Categories: Dinner, Indian, chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast Cubed
- 1/2 med red onion
- 2 med green chili chopped
- 2 tsp garlic chopped fine
- 1 tsp ginger chopped fine
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tbs butter
- 1/4 cup almond powder
- 1.4 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp cilantro powder (corriander)
- 1 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp black cumin
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- cinnamon
- black peppercorns
- bay leaf
- cloves
- green cardamom
- black cardamom
- salt
- 3Tbsp olive oil
Directions
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heat some oil in a pan and brown onions until dark brown
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add chilies, garlic and ginger and cook for 2 minutes
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add yogurt, blend, add tomato sauce
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heat some oil in a pan and sear chicken on high heat for 2-3 minutes
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add black cumin and mustard seeds. Fry until they make a cracking sound (1 min)
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add chicken to sauce. season with salt and pepper. add cayenne and cilantro powders lower heat and simmer until chicken is cooked through (10 min)
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add ground almonds and stir
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add butter and cream simmer 5 minutes, stir.