Butter Chicken
Step 1 of 5
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Mix with yogurt, ginger, garlic, chilli, cumin, coriander and 4 g salt; stand 15 minutes.
15 min
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Ingredients
- 700 gChicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw
- 400 gTomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
- 180 gYogurt, plain, whole milk
- 30 gButter, Clarified butter (ghee)
- 100 gNuts, cashew nuts, raw
- 20 gGinger root, raw
- 7 gSalt, table
- 15 gGarlic, raw
- 5 gSpices, cumin seed
- 6 gSpices, coriander seed
- 4 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
- 120 gCream, fluid, heavy whipping
- 25 gButter, without salt
Method
- Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Mix with yogurt, ginger, garlic, chilli, cumin, coriander and 4 g salt; stand 15 minutes.
- Heat ghee in a pan over medium-high heat (about 175 °C) and brown chicken for 8 minutes; set aside.
- Cook tomatoes in the same pan for 10 minutes until broken down and thick.
- Blend the tomato base with cashews, stir in cream, butter and remaining salt; keep just below a boil for 5 minutes.
- Return chicken to the sauce and simmer 17 minutes until the largest piece reaches 74 °C; sauce and all fat remain in the dish.