Butter Chicken

Recipe Rating:	3 Ratings5
Category:	Chicken
Collections:	Go Bold with Butter, Bold With Butter
Keywords:	East, Indian, Ethnic
Serves:	4
Prep Time:	15 Min
Cook Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	vegetable oil
1/4	minced white onion
3 Tbsp	lemon juice
3 Tbsp	butter (use real butter)
2 tsp	ginger paste
2 tsp	garlic paste
3 tsp	garam masala (found in spice isle)
1 tsp	ground cumin
1/4 c	plain yogurt
1 c	tomato sauce
3/4 c	half and half
dash(es)	cayenne
3	chicken breasts

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Trish Russell

Well Seasoned

Spokane, WA (pop. 208,916)

Habibisca

Member Since Jan 2012

Trish's Notes:

My I love Indian Food. This is one that is a toss up going out to eat in an Indian Restaruant. Coconut Curry or Butter Chicken. Here is my Butter Chicken.

Directions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Stir in lemon juice , butter, ginger-garlic paste, 2 teaspoons garam masala, and cumin. Cook, stirring for about two minutes. Add tomato sauce and blend in and cook for another two minutes. Stir in yogurt and half/half -coffee cream). Reduce heat and simmer for 5 min. Remove and set aside

Heat 1 Tbls oil and a teaspoon butter in large skillet over medium heat. Cut Chicken into cubes and cook about 10 minutes. Reduce heat and add 1 teaspoon garam masala and a dash of cayenne. Add your sauce to the chicken and cook on low till chicken is no longer pink inside.

Serve over Basmati Rice and garnish with fresh cilantro.

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Shelia Senghas earthbaker

Feb 28, 2012

Thank you for this delicious looking recipe. Lovely, exotic, and tantalizing, and the ingredients are doable for me. I will save for future use. I am off now to look at your other recipe's.

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Pam Ellingson wmnofoz

Feb 29, 2012

I Love Indian dishes and this one is one I have not made. Your recipe makes it look so simple, I am going to have to try it. I will share it with my sister as she likes Indian foods also. Yummy. thanks for posting.

Trish Russell Habibisca

Feb 29, 2012

Your welcome. :)

Blondie Pussycat blondie8080

Feb 29, 2012

Oh, I love, Love, LOVE Indian food! I make Chicken Tikka Masala the most often and I also make Curry Chicken. I have all the ingredients for this dish, so next week I'll try to make this one. It is very similar to Tikka. I use basmati rice for all kinds of dishes. Jasmine rice is a favorite all purpose rice in my kitchen. Thanks for sharing this recipe! ;^D

Natalie Robello natkiss1

Jun 5, 2012

This sounds absolutely delish! Cannot wait to make it. Thank you for sharing.

Blondie Pussycat blondie8080

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Sandy Mika mikasldy

Jun 18, 2012

I made this tonight and it was delicious , thanks for your recipe :]

Sandy Mika mikasldy

Jun 18, 2012

and the aroma while it was cooking was just wonderful

Sandy Mika mikasldy

Jun 20, 2012

my husband who does not eat chicken or vegtables had 2 plates of this, I had made some garden harvest wild rice with vegtables in a biryani paste to serve with it, the next day he asked me if there was any more left. I have to say he's eating chicken and vegtables now.

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