Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Ingredients: 3 cloves Garlic, Minced; 1 Tablespoon Freshly Minced Ginger Root; 2 Tablespoons Garam Masala; 1 Tablespoon Ground Turmeric; 1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper; 1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 pinch Coarse Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper; 4 Tablespoons Butter, Divided; 1 whole Medium Yellow Onion, Finely Chopped; 15 whole Almonds, Toasted And Blitzed In A Food Processor Until It Becomes A Fine Powder (almost Buttery); 1 can (14.5 Oz. Size) Tomato Sauce; 1/2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt; 1/2 cups Half-and-half; 4 whole Chicken Breasts, Cut Into Bite-sized Pieces; 2 cups Jasmine Or Basmati Rice, To Serve; 1/4 cups Fresh Cilantro For Garnish

16 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

3 cloves Garlic, Minced
1 Tablespoon Freshly Minced Ginger Root
2 Tablespoons Garam Masala
1 Tablespoon Ground Turmeric
1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 pinch Coarse Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper
4 Tablespoons Butter, Divided
1 whole Medium Yellow Onion, Finely Chopped
15 whole Almonds, Toasted And Blitzed In A Food Processor Until It Becomes A Fine Powder (almost Buttery)
1 can (14.5 Oz. Size) Tomato Sauce
1/2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 cups Half-and-half
4 whole Chicken Breasts, Cut Into Bite-sized Pieces
2 cups Jasmine Or Basmati Rice, To Serve
1/4 cups Fresh Cilantro For Garnish

Directions

1

Using a mortar and pestle, grind the garlic, ginger, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, oil and a pinch of salt and pepper into a paste.
2

Set aside.
3

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large sauce pan.
4

Once it starts to bubble, add the diced onion and saute 4 minutes.
5

Add the paste and ground almonds.
6

Toss to coat and bloom 1 minute.
7

Add the tomato sauce, yogurt and half-and-half.
8

Stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
9

Add the chicken and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
10

Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
11

Serve butter chicken over rice and garnish with cilantro.
12

Your mouth and stomach are so happy right now.