Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3, 3 - 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plain yoghurt (, full fat); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp tumeric powder; 2 tsp garam masala ((Note 1)); 1/2 tsp chilli powder or cayenne pepper powder ((Note 2)); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ginger, freshly grated; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1.5 lb / 750 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces; 2 tbsp (30 g) ghee or butter, ( OR 1 tbsp vegetable oil (Note 3)); 1 cup tomato passata (aka tomato puree) ((Note 4)); 1 cup heavy / thickened cream ((Note 5)); 1 tbsp sugar; 1 1/4 tsp salt; Basmati rice; White rice; Coriander/cilantro (optional)

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A creamy Indian curry made with yogurt-marinated chicken thighs in a rich tomato and butter sauce. Aromatic with warming spices. Serve over rice for an impressive weeknight dinner.

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Ingredients

3 SERVINGS

Marinade

½ cupplain yoghurt, full fat
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tsptumeric powder — powdered
2 tspgaram masala
½ tspchilli powder — or cayenne pepper powder
1 tspground cumin
1 tbspginger, freshly grated — fresh
2garlic — crushed
750 gchicken thigh fillets — fillet, cut into bite-size pieces, 1½ lb

Curry

2 tbspghee — 30 g, or butter or vegetable oil
1 cuptomato passata
1 cupheavy / thickened cream
1 tbspsugar
1¼ tspsalt

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Basmati rice
White rice
Coriander/cilantro — optional

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Method

35m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 935mg
Calcium: 129mg
Iron: 5mg

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