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Butter Chicken

Charred chicken in a smooth tomato-cream gravy.

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min
Active
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Medium
Cuisine
indian
Servings4

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Ingredients

Chicken

Gravy

Steps

  1. Marinate the chicken in the yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, chili powder, garam masala, and salt for 20 minutes.

  2. Broil or sear the chicken in a hot pan until charred in spots and cooked through, then set aside.

  3. Melt the butter, cook the onion 8 minutes until soft, then add the ginger-garlic paste for 1 minute.

  4. Add the tomatoes, cumin, garam masala, and sugar and simmer 12 minutes; blend smooth.

  5. Return the chicken with the cream and fenugreek, simmer 5 minutes, and season.

Blending the gravy before the chicken goes back in is what makes it silky.

Swaps

  • Coconut cream works in place of dairy cream.
Food safety Cook chicken to 74°C / 165°F.