Indian · Chicken

Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 700g chicken thighs; 150g yogurt; 2 tsp garam masala; 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 400g tomato passata; 60g butter; 150ml cream; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves; 1 tsp salt

Servings

Ingredients

chicken thighs700g
yogurt150g
garam masala2 tsp
ginger-garlic paste1 tbsp
tomato passata400g
butter60g
cream150ml
chilli powder1 tsp
dried fenugreek leaves1 tbsp
salt1 tsp

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Marinate chicken in yogurt, half the garam masala, ginger-garlic and salt for 1 hour.
2
Grill or pan-sear until charred.
3
Simmer passata with butter and chilli 10 minutes, then add cream and remaining garam masala.
4
Add chicken and fenugreek, simmer 10 minutes; serve with naan.

House recipe