Butter Chicken
The recipe Butter Chicken can be made in about 45 minutes. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.26 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 12g of protein, 57g of fat, and a total of 653 calories. It is brought to you by Foodista. If you have canned tomatoes, ground coriander, tomato sauc
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 4 pieces chicken thighs
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 0.25 teaspoon ground coriander
- 0.25 teaspoon cumin
- 0.25 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 can canned tomatoes
- 1 pint whipping cream
- 1 bunch cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Combine first 9 ingredients and marinate overnight.
- 2
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
- 3
Saute onion until soft and translucent.
- 4
Stir in butter, lemon juice, ginger, garlic , 1 teaspoon garam masala, cumin and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- 5
Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- 6
Stir in cream.
- 7
Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
- 8
Season with salt and pepper.
- 9
Remove from heat and set aside.
- 10
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
- 11
Cook chicken until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
- 12
Reduce heat, and season with 1 teaspoon garam masala and.
- 13
Stir in a few spoonfuls of sauce, and simmer until liquid has reduced, and chicken is no longer pink.
- 14
Stir cooked chicken into sauce.
- 15
Mix together cornstarch and water, then stir into the sauce.
- 16
Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until thickened.
- 17
Top with cilantro, if desired.