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Butter Chicken Curry Recipe


Butter Chicken Curry Recipe
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This is one of my favorite dishes. I tried it from an Indian Restaurant close by to where I live and fell in love with Indian food as a whole. Just one bite and you'll be sure to try it again! Calories 310 ; Total Fat 18.5g ; Saturated Fat 9.7g ... More

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Ingredients
  • 3 lbs skinless chicken, and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 inch gingerroot
  • 6 garlic clove
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 5 ounces plain yogurt
  • 1 lemon, juice of
  • 1 cinnamon stick, 2-inch long broken up
  • 10 green cardamoms
  • 6 clove
  • 10 red chili pepper
  • 8 peppercorn
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 8 ounces butter
  • 14 ounces chopped tomato
  • 5 fluid ounces single cream

Directions
  1. Grind together the cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, chillies and peppercorns.
  2. Mix the spices into the yogurt, add the juice of the lemon blend well.
  3. Marinate the chicken in this mix for about two hours.
  4. Crush the garlic and ginger to a pulp with the salt, this can be done with the blade of a knife.
  5. Heat the oil in a pan or wok and fry the ginger and garlic pulp for 1 minute. Add the chicken and spices and cook for ten minutes.
  6. Add then tomato puree and tinned tomatoes, and butter, bring to the boil reduce the heat and simmer till the chicken is cooked.
  7. Stir in the cream and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
  8. Serve with boiled rice and/or nahn bread!
  9. RECIPE BY: Brian H
  10. Photo from channelm.ca

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This used to be my favorite thing to eat. They made it at the indian restaurant down the street from where my aunt used to live and I'd have it about 3 times a week. I don't think I'd ever get sick of this dish either.

I like to make it VERY spicy. haha. But I am crazy about SPICY. :d


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