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Butter Chicken

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5 servings

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5 servings

US

original

metric

Ingredients

For the chicken

6 boneless chicken thighs

1 cup plain greek yogurt

½ tbsp garlic paste

½ tbsp ginger paste

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp ghee

For the Sauce

1 tbsp ghee

½ red onion, diced

½ tbsp garlic paste

½ tbsp ginger paste

14 oz can diced tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 cup heavy cream

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tbsp garam masala

¼ cup cashews

for the garnish

splash of heavy cream

cilantro

Tools

blender

Directions

Step 1

Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces

Step 2

Add remaining chicken ingredients, mix, and let marinate for an hour

1 cup plain greek yogurt

½ tbsp garlic paste

½ tbsp ginger paste

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tsp salt

Step 3

Add ghee and chicken to hot pan. Cook thoroughly and remove from pan.

Step 4

Add ingredients for the sauce to pan on medium heat, simmer, remove and place in blender, blend until smooth

1 tbsp ghee

½ red onion, diced

½ tbsp garlic paste

½ tbsp ginger paste

14 can can diced tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato paste

1 cup heavy cream

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp turmeric

1 tbsp garam masala

¼ cup cashews

Step 5

Add sauce and chicken back to pan. Service with rice. Garnish and enjoy!

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