Butter Chicken Curry From Indo Base Recipes

EASY BUTTER CHICKEN CURRY RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium glass bowl, mix together chicken, cayenne, turmeric, salt, and lemon juice. Set aside and let marinate for 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl mix together yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, coriander and cumin. Pour mixture over chicken and coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
• In a large skillet over high heat, melt 1 tbl butter. Add marinated chicken and yogurt mixture. Cook until chicken is lightly brown and cooked through. Place cooked chicken on a plate and set aside.
• Melt the remaining 1 tbl of butter in the same skillet and turn down heat to medium. Add in the ginger-garlic paste and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in coriander, garam masala, and cayenne.
• Add in the can of plain tomato sauce, making sure to scrape up any browned bits and stir into the sauce.
• Turn down the heat to low, and let simmer for about 3-4 minutes, and add in the cooked chicken.
• Add in 1/2 cup of water, salt and sugar. Simmer cooked chicken for 5 minutes until sauce thickens and chicken is tender.
• Remove from heat and add in cream. Stir until smooth and top with cilantro.

BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Make the chicken:
• Cut the chicken into 1-inch chunks and toss them with the lemon juice and chile powder. Transfer to a container and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• In a small dish, combine the yogurt, turmeric, garam masala, garlic, ginger, sunflower oil, and salt. Stir well. Massage the chicken with the yogurt marinade, cover the container, and refrigerate overnight or for at least 12 hours. Dream about delicious curry all night long.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Soak 10 to 12 bamboo skewers in cold water for about 20 minutes.
• Thread the chicken onto the skewers and transfer to a rack set on a baking sheet. Bake the chicken skewers, turning halfway through, for 12 minutes, or until the juices run clear and the chicken is cooked through. Brush the chicken all over with the melted butter and set aside.
• While the chicken is baking, crack on with the curry:
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the cloves, cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant. Stir in the garlic, ginger, fenugreek seeds, chiles, and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the tomatoes and chile powder and cook, stirring often to keep the sauce from sticking to the pot, for 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and purée the sauce directly in the pot with an immersion blender. (Alternatively, carefully transfer the sauce to a regular blender and purée-be careful when blending hot liquids.) Turn the heat to medium and stir in the stock and sea salt. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, or until the sauce has started to thicken beautifully.
• Remove the chicken pieces from the skewers and stir them into the curry, along with the maple syrup and dried fenugreek leaves. Cover and cook for 8 minutes. Turn the heat to medium- low and stir in the cream and garam masala. Simmer the sauce for a final 5 minutes.
• Top each bowl of curry with a drizzle of cream, fresh cilantro, and sliced red chiles, if you like it spicy. Serve with rice or naan. Immediately enter comfort food heaven.

BUTTER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Grind together the cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, chillies and peppercorns.
• Mix the spices into the yogurt, add the juice of the lemon blend well.
• Marinate the chicken in this mix for about two hours.
• Crush the garlic and ginger to a pulp with the salt, this can be done with the blade of a knife.
• Heat the oil in a pan or wok and fry the ginger and garlic pulp for 1 minute. Add the chicken and spices and cook for ten minutes.
• Add then tomato puree and tinned tomatoes, and butter, bring to the boil reduce the heat and simmer till the chicken is cooked.
• Stir in the cream and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
• Serve with boiled rice and curried pineapple.
• Superb.