Butter chicken

Make Butter chicken at home

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb (700 g) boneless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 can (14 oz) tomato puree
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp sugar, Salt

How it's made

1. Marinate the chicken in yogurt, lemon, half the ginger-garlic paste, chili powder and salt for 1 hour or overnight.
2. Grill, broil or pan-sear the chicken until charred at the edges; set aside.
3. Melt 2 tbsp butter, cook the onion until soft, then add remaining ginger-garlic paste.
4. Pour in the tomato puree, add a pinch of chili and simmer 15 minutes until thick.
5. Blend the sauce smooth and return to the pot.
6. Add the chicken, remaining butter, garam masala, sugar and crushed fenugreek and simmer 10 minutes.
7. Stir in cream, check seasoning and serve with naan or rice.