Authentic Butter Chicken

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg chicken thigh, diced
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 475 g diced tomatoes or 475 g tomato puree
• 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 in a wok or large pan, add oil, sautee onion and set aside.
• 2 brown diced chicken until just cooked and set aside.
• 3 melt ghee over medium heat in wok or pan.
• 4 add ginger, garlic, garam masala, sweet paprika, coriander and chilli powder to the melted ghee, maintaining medium heat.
• 5 stir with a wooden spoon until aromas are released from the spices and they start to turn into a paste (about 1 minute) be careful not to let it burn.
• 6 return onion and chicken to the wok or pan, stirring until everything is coated in the spice paste.
• 7 add diced or pureed tomatoes and sugar.
• 8 bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. (sauce should start to thicken).
• 9 add lemon juice, cream and yogurt. (for creamer sauce add more yogurt and cream).
• 10 simmer for 2 minutes.
• 11 serve over steamed rice.