INGREDIENTS
Butter Chicken
Servings - 2 - 3
INGREDIENTS
Chicken breasts - 2 (500 grams)
Greek yogurt - 60 milliliters
Ginger garlic paste - 4 teaspoons, divided
Red chili powder - 2 teaspoon, divided
Garam masala - 1 teaspoon, divided
Paprika - 1 tablespoon, divided
Salt - 1 teaspoon, divided
Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
Oil - 3 tablespoons, divided
Cloves - 8 pods
Cardamom - 4 pods
Tomato puree - 250 milliliters
Water - 100 milliliters
Ground coriander - 1 teaspoon
Butter - 100 grams
Honey - 1 teaspoon
Heavy cream - 3 tablespoons
Ground almond - 2 tablespoons
PREPARATION
1. Score/slice into the chicken breasts about 2/3 ofthe way. Place them in a bowl and add greek yogurt, ginger garlic paste (2 tsp), red chili powder(1 tsp), garam masala (1/2 tsp),
paprika (1/2 tbs),salt (1/2 tsp), lemon juice, and oil (1 tbs). Mix really well and marinade for about an hour in the refrigerator.
2. Preheat the oven to 200 celsius (400 fahrenheit). Grill the marinaded chicken until meat is no longer pink inside (about 20 to 30 minutes depending on the size of meat pieces).
3. While the chicken is grilling in the oven, heat a large pan over medium heat. Add oil (2 tbs), clove pods, cardamom pods, ginger garlic paste, and tomato puree. Stir and cook
for 2 minutes. Then add water and stir again.
4. Mix in red chili powder (1/2 tbs), paprika (1 tsp),ground coriander, garam masala (1/2 tsp), and salt (1/2 tsp). Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Then, add butter, honey, heavy cream,
and ground almond.Stir again until the butter melts.
5. Slice the grilled chicken and add it to the mixture. Simmer for about 6-8 minutes and serve with rice and/or bread.Enjoy.