Butter Chicken
Cooking time: 45 mins
Serving: 4
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup | Natural Yoghurt |
| 1 tbsp | Lemon Juice |
| 1 tsp | Turmeric |
| 2 tsp | Garam Masala Powder |
| 1 tsp | Chilli Powder |
| 1 tsp | Ground Cumin |
| 2 tsp | Fresh Ginger, Grated |
| 2 | Garlic Cloves, Crushed |
| 4 | Chicken Breasts, Chopped |
| 125g | Cashews, Roasted |
| 60g | Unsalted Butter |
| 1 tbsp | Sunflower Oil |
| 1 | Onoin, Finely Chopped |
| 1 tsp | Ground Cardamom |
| 1 | Cinnamon Stick |
| 1 | Bay Leaf |
| 2 tsp | Sweet Paprika |
| 425g | Can Crushed Tomato |
| 150ml | Chicken Stock |
| 1 cup | Thickened Cream |
Method
- Combine yoghurt, lemon juice, turmeric, garam masala, chilli, cumin, ginger and garlic in a bowl. Add chicken and stir well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Reserve half the cashews and place remaining cashews in a food processor. Process until finely ground.
- Heat the butter and oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion, cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaf and cook for 2 minutes until the onion starts to soften.
- Reduce heat to low, then add chicken and marinade, paprika, tomato puree, cashew powder and stock. Simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in cream and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Garnish with cashews, chopped coriander and serve with rice.
