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Best Butter Chicken Recipe Ever (Better Than a Restaurant!)

Name: Best Butter Chicken Recipe Ever (Better Than a Restaurant!)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 1/4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut in 1" - 2" cubes); 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt; ¼ cup vegetable oil (or ghee); 2 ½ cups chopped onion (about 2 medium-large); 2 tbsp minced garlic; 2 tbsp minced ginger; 3 tbsp garam masala; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp cumin; ¼ tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp cayenne; 2 tsp kosher salt (or to taste); 1 1/4 cups diced tomatoes (no-salt-added, if canned); ¾ cup heavy cream (also called whipping cream, double cream, thickened cream or 35% m.f. cream depending where you live) ); 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp cilantro (chopped, to garnish (optional)

6 servings

portioner

15 minutes

aktiv tid

50 minutes

total tid

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Ingredienser

2 1/4 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut in 1" - 2" cubes)

3 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp garam masala

1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

¼ cup vegetable oil (or ghee)

2 ½ cups chopped onion (about 2 medium-large)

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 tbsp minced ginger

3 tbsp garam masala

1 tbsp paprika

1 tsp cumin

¼ tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp cayenne

2 tsp kosher salt (or to taste)

1 1/4 cups diced tomatoes (no-salt-added, if canned)

¾ cup heavy cream (also called whipping cream, double cream, thickened cream or 35% m.f. cream depending where you live) )

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp cilantro (chopped, to garnish (optional)

Vejledning

For marinade:

Combine all ingredients in a zip-top bag or shallow baking dish, massaging the marinade into the chicken. Let stand at room temperature while you prepare the sauce, or marinate in the fridge overnight.

For sauce:

Heat oil (or ghee) over medium heat in a large saucepan or dutch oven. Add onions and slowly cook until golden, about 20 minutes, reducing heat if they are getting crispy or browning quickly.

Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in garam masala, paprika, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne and salt; cook 1 minute more to let the spices toast.Add tomatoes; cook 2 minutes, then add cream.Optional: carefully puree using an immersion blender or regular blender.The sauce base will probably look quite thick at this point (see notes below).

To assemble the curry

Add the chicken to the sauce, along with the marinade. Cover, and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is cooked through, about 12 minutes (remove a couple of pieces to make sure they are no longer pink inside). A gentle simmer is required to gently cook the breasts so they don't become tough, and you don't want to overcook them.

Stir in butter, taste and add more salt if needed. Serve sprinkled with cilantro, if desired.

Ernæring

Portionsstørrelse

Kalorier

475 kcal

Fedt i alt

29 g

Mættet fedt

12 g

Uumættet fedt

14 g

Transfedt

0.2 g

Kolesterol

153 mg

Natrium

1606 mg

Kulhydrater i alt

14 g

Kostfiber

3 g

Sukker i alt

5 g

Protein

39 g