Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 450 gram Chicken; 1.25 dl Plain yoghurt; 1 tbsp. Lemon juice; 1 tsp. Ground turmeric; 2 tsp. Garam masala; 0.5 tsp. Chili powder; 1 tsp. Ground cumin; 1 tbsp. Fresh ginger; 2 pcs. Garlic cloves; 4 pcs. Tomato; 1 pcs. Red onion; 4 pcs. Garlic cloves; 2 dl Cream; 1 tbsp. Garam masala; 1 tsp. Ground turmeric; 1 tsp. Ground cumin; 1 tbsp. Fresh coriander; 1 tsp. Chili powder; 1 tbsp. Sugar; as needed Salt; 3 dl Rice; 5 dl Water; as needed Salt

By Simon Mogensen

Difficulty

Easy

Preparation Time

1 hour

Servings

Ready Time

20.53

Easy and delicious Butter Chicken recipe. The recipe is a mix of the two below: https://amateurprochef.com/2024/08/09/the-best-butter-chicken/ https://www.recipetineats.com/butter-chicken/

Ingredients

3pers

Marinated Chicken

1lbChicken

1/2cupPlain yoghurt

1.0tbspLemon juice

1.0tspGround turmeric

2.0tspGaram masala

0.5tspChili powder

1.0tspGround cumin

1.0tbspFresh ginger

2Garlic cloves

Sauce

4Tomato

1Red onion

4Garlic cloves

1cupCream

1.0tbspGaram masala

1.0tspGround turmeric

1.0tspGround cumin

1.0tbspFresh coriander

1.0tspChili powder

1.0tbspSugar

Salt, to taste

Rice

1 1/4cupRice

2cupWater

Salt, to taste

Instructions

Marinade chicken (3+ hours or the day before)

Dice the chicken in bite-size pieces, and mix all ingrediens. Cover bowl and put in fridge overnight or at least 3 hours before needed.

Cook rice

Rinse rice and cook it. Continue to next steps while rice is cooking.

Cook chicken

Airfry or cook the chicken in a convection oven for approx 10-15 minutes. Continue to next step (the sauce) while chicken is cooking.

Make sauce

1. Roughly chop onions and tomatoes - set aside. 2. Add oil and butter to pan. Heat to 165. 3. Add onions, spices and garlic. Fry for a couple of minutes. 4. Add tomatoes and stir. Fry until tender. 5. Pour mixture into blender, add a splash of water (or chicken juices) and blend until smooth. 6. Add pack to saucepan, along with the chicken. 7. Let simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with naan bread

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