By Rachael Adelia
Butter chicken
10 steps
Prep:20minCook:50min
Updated at: Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:23:11 GMT
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Ingredients
4 servings
Chicken marinade
4boneless chicken thighs
cut into bite-sized pieces
¾ cupplain full-fat yoghurt
4cloves garlic
minced
2 tsplemon juice
2 Tbspginger
grated
1green chilli
1 tspgaram masala
½ tspturmeric
1 tspground cumin
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspsalt
Curry sauce
4 Tbspghee
or 3 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp oil
1star anise
1cinnamon stick
3cloves
½ tspcumin seeds
1onion
large, diced
2 tbspsgarlic
minced, or finely grated
1 Tbspginger
minced, or finely grated
1 tspground cumin
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspground coriander
2 Tbsptomato paste
15 ozcrushed canned tomatoes
2 tspred chilli powder
adjust to your taste preference
1 Tbspsalt
or to taste
1 cupheavy cream
2 Tbspkasoori methi
dried fenugreek leaves
Coriander
optional, as garnish
Instructions
Step 1
Mix all the marinade ingredients to coat the chicken.
red chilli powder1 tsp
Step 2
Cook the chicken until browned, don't worry about cooking it through.
Step 3
Heat the ghee and add cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise.
star anise1
cloves3
Step 4
Once the cumin seeds start to sizzle, add the onions.
Step 5
Cook until the onions are browned (3-4 minutes) and then add the ginger and garlic.
Step 6
Cook until fragrant (30 seconds) and then add the spices and tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes until the paste has darkened.
ground coriander1 tsp
Step 7
Add the crushed tomatoes and cook for 20-30 minutes on a low heat.
Step 8
Add in the chicken and heavy cream, stir well and cook for 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
kasoori methi2 Tbsp
Step 9
Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Step 10
Garnish with coriander and serve with rice and fresh naan.
Coriander
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