Cooking modeButter chicken
2 h 29 min

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Total
2 h 29 min
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2 h 29 min

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Ingredients

Servings4
  • Marinated chicken
  • Sauce
Step 1 of 7Hands-on

Cut the chicken into pieces and marinate it with the yoghurt, ginger-garlic paste, spices, lemon and salt for at least 2 h (overnight is better).

NextBrown the chicken, drained of the marinade, in a very hot frying pan and set aside.

Step 2 of 7Hands-on

Brown the chicken, drained of the marinade, in a very hot frying pan and set aside.

NextIn the same pan, melt the butter and gently fry the chopped onion.

Step 3 of 7Hands-on

In the same pan, melt the butter and gently fry the chopped onion.

NextAdd the garam masala and cumin, then the tomato, and cook for 15 min.

Step 4 of 7Hands-on

Add the garam masala and cumin, then the tomato, and cook for 15 min.

NextBlend the sauce until smooth, then add the cream and the crumbled kasuri methi.

Step 5 of 7Hands-on

Blend the sauce until smooth, then add the cream and the crumbled kasuri methi.

NextAdd the chicken and let it cook over a gentle heat for 10 min.

Step 6 of 7Hands-on

Add the chicken and let it cook over a gentle heat for 10 min.

NextServe with basmati rice.

Step 7 of 7Hands-on

Serve with basmati rice.

Dinner's ready!

Butter chicken

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