Monday, March 14, 2016

Butter Chicken

Ingredients for Butter Chicken:
6 Tbsp butter
2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into cubes
1 yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 can tomato sauce
3/4 c heavy cream, 1/2 c water
1 Tbsp ginger
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Cumen, cinnamon, tumeric, and curry powder, equal parts
Salt and pepper to taste
Rice, cooked

To Make Butter Chicken:
1. Melt 2 Tbsp butter in a skillet and brown the chicken pieces so they are almost all the way cooked.  Remove chicken from pan
2. Melt another 2 Tbsp butter and add the onion, cooking until they are beginning to soften.  Then add garlic and spices and cook for about a minute.
3. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for about 5 minutes.  Then add the cream and the water and bring to a boil.
4. Lower heat and add chicken back in.  Simmer for about 15 minutes.
5. After 15 minutes, add the final 2 Tbsp of butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.  Serve with rice and naan.


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