Recipes
Butter Chicken
6 to 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 to 2.5 lb of boneless chicken thighs washed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- Spicytude Butter Chicken Spice Kit (2 sachets)
- Spice Mix to marinate protein
- Spice Mix to cook onion, tomatoes and cashews
- 2 tbsp of any cooking oil
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp of any cooking oil
- ½ cup of plain yogurt (Substitute with non dairy plain yogurt for vegans)
- 2 tsp of ginger minced or crushed or paste
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 2 cups of finely chopped onion
- 2 cups of diced tomatoes
- 1 cup of raw cashews
- 2 tsp of sugar
- ½ cup of chopped cilantro to garnish
Step 1. Marinate and Saute Chicken
- Add ginger paste, garlic paste and sachet 1. Spice Mix to the chicken and mix thoroughly. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge if possible.
- Put two tablespoons of oil and ¼ stick of butter into a heated pan over medium flame. Add chicken in batches to saute well. Cook chicken pieces for three minutes on each side and set aside in a separate bowl once cooked.
Step 2. Cook Onion, Tomatoes
- Add two tablespoons of oil and ¼ stick of butter to the same heated pan and saute onion until golden brown. Add tomatoes, cashews, sugar and sachet 2. Spice Mix .
- Once the tomatoes are cooked well, blend everything into a smooth paste. Strain this paste using a strainer to get a smoother paste (optional)
Step 3. Add chicken
- Return this paste into the same heated pan and add the sauteed chicken.Add ½ stick of butter and let cook for ten minutes on medium flame, turn down the flame to low.
- Add cream and mix well. Cook for another three minutes, turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro. Serve with your choice of rice or naan or any other bread.