Butter Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -2 tablespoon peanut oil
• 2 -50 g butter
• 3 teaspoons garam masala
• 4 kg boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in large chunks
• 5 teaspoons ground coriander
• 6 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 7 cardamom pods, bruised
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 9 1/2 teaspoons chili powder (more or less to taste)
• tomato puree
• 11 tablespoons grated fresh green ginger
• 12 tablespoons sugar
• 13 1/4 cups plain yogurt
• 14 1/2 cups cream
• 15 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 heat a wok until really hot, add 1 tbsp oil.
• 2 add half the chicken and stir-fry for about 4 minutes or until chicken is a nice colour.
• 3 remove to plate.
• 4 add extra oil and cook remaining chicken.
• 5 remove from wok.
• 6 reduce heat and add the butter.
• 7 when melted add all of the spices and stir-fry until fragrant- about 1 minute.
• 8 return chicken to wok and stir to coat with the spices.
• 9 add the tomato and sugar and simmer for 15 minutes- stir occasionally.
• 10 add the yogurt, cream and lemon juice and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens a bit.
• 11 serve over rice.