This butter chicken recipe is so delicious flavorful and easy to prepare at home My entire family loves this curry Serve over warm basmati rice along with some naan bread for a delicious Indian meal
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
Gather the ingredients.
Make a spice mix by combining garam masala
tandoori masala
curry powder
cumin
cardamom
cayenne
salt
and black pepper in a small bowl; set aside.
Place chicken in a large bowl and add 1/2 of the spice mixture; turn to coat evenly.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until lightly browned
about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until soft and translucent
about 5 minutes. Stir in remainder of the spice mixture
garlic
lemon juice
and ginger; cook and stir until combined
about 1 minute.
Stir tomato puree into onion mixture and cook
stirring frequently
about 2 minutes. Pour in half-and-half and yogurt. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce
stirring frequently
about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Blend cashews in a blender until finely ground. Add sauce to the blender; puree until smooth.
Pour blended sauce over chicken in the skillet. Simmer until thickened
10 to 15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro.
Tips
If you have trouble finding tandoori masala
