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Butter Chicken

by Anisa Karolia from The Ramadan Cookbook

This rich, complex and creamy butter chicken curry is a true crowd-pleaser - one to make for the whole family.

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Introduction

A royal dish if ever there was one, Butter Chicken is known for its luxuriously rich texture and for me, the thicker and creamier the better. It’s a flavourful, aromatic curry with a butter and tomato base – wonderfully creamy and tastes out of this world. My children absolutely love this beautiful dish. I make this often and serve it with basmati rice. My husband loves Butter Chicken too and makes it using this recipe – I’ve got to say it’s pretty good! Forget going out to dinner – make this and have a night in. You can thank me later!

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Ingredients

4–5 tbsp oil
2 bay leaves
1 onion, finely chopped
500g chicken breast, cut into chunks
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp butter chicken masala or tandoori masala
½ tsp ½ teaspoon salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
1 fresh tomato, chopped
250g tomato passata
100–150ml water
125ml milk
150ml single or double cream
30g butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
chopped fresh coriander, to garnish

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan on a low heat, add the bay leaves and onion and cook for 5 minutes until golden brown. Add the chicken, ginger paste and garlic paste and cook for 25 minutes until only a little moisture is left from the chicken.

Add the chilli powder, chilli flakes, Kashmiri chilli powder, ground coriander, cumin, turmeric, butter chicken masala or tandoori masala, salt, pepper and dried fenugreek and stir well. Add the fresh tomato and passata, cook for 1 minute, then pour in the water, milk and cream and stir well. Simmer for 8–10 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

Add the butter, letting it melt through the sauce, then add the lemon juice and serve sprinkled with chopped coriander.

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From the book: The Ramadan Cookbook

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