Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

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Course dinner, lunch
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marinate Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

Chicken Marinate

  • 1 dl plain yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 0.5 tsp curry powder
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic grated
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated
  • 500 g chicken

Sauce

  • butter
  • 2.5 dl tomato passata
  • 1 dl cream
  • 1 dl plain yoghurt or cream, or milk
  • 0.5 tsp sugar

Instructions

  • In a bowl, combine plain yoghurt, lemon juice, garam masala, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, curry powder, black pepper, salt, grated garlic and ginger.
  • Cut chicken into bite size pieces and add it to the bowl with the marinate. Cover all the chicken pieces with the marinate and let marinate in the fridge for about 4 – 24 h.
  • Melt some butter in a pan over high heat.
  • Add the chicken to the pan and cook for about 5 min.
  • Add the tomato passata, cream, plain yoghurt and sugar, stir and let simmer for about 20 min.
  • Serve with some rice and/or naan and enjoy!

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