Servings: people
Butter chicken
If you’ve been to an Indian restaurant, you have most likely encountered the classic Indian dish, butter chicken. The dish has become a big hit outside its homeland as well, and once you’ve tasted it, it’s not hard to understand why.
Ingredients
- 100 gram Yogurt natural
- 4.8 gram Chili Flakes
- 3 pcs. Cardamom whole pods, ground - alternatively, you can use 1 tsp ground cardamom.
- 1 gram Cloves ground
- 7 gram Garam Masala
- 4.2 gram Cumin
- 1 pcs. Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 12 gram Fresh ginger finely grated
- 3.6 gram Turmeric
- 1 can Tomato peeled and chopped
- 500 gram Chicken Breast
- 50 gram Butter
- 28 gram Oil
- 100 gram Cream
- Spices salt and pepper
- 1 bunch Cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts into cubes and place them in a bowl.
- Pour yogurt, chili flakes, cloves, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, grated ginger, garam masala, crushed garlic, and peeled tomatoes into a blender.
- Blend the ingredients until smooth and without lumps.
- Pour the yogurt sauce over the chicken, cover the bowl, and let it marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour (preferably 2-3 hours or overnight).
- Heat the oil in a sauté pan.
- When the oil is hot, add the butter.
- Sauté the onions until they are translucent.
- Add the chicken and yogurt sauce, as well as the cream.
- Let the dish simmer over low heat for 35 minutes.
- Just before serving, sprinkle with fresh coriander.
- Enjoy butter chicken with cooked basmati rice, naan bread, and a crispy salad.