Thursday, July 28, 2011

Butter Chicken!

Yum!  This is a very good recipe.  It may not be authentic, but it is still very tasty and quite easy to make (but you do have to have a lot of spices on hand).  First, chop up 2 chicken breasts or legs into small pieces and coat with a bit of flour.  Then fry with 1 chopped onion until both are cooked.  Remove from stove and set aside.  Mix 1 can tomato paste, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 1/2 tbsp minced ginger, 1 1/2 tbsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp garam masala or curry powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp ground cumin, and 1 bay leaf, in a saucepan on low heat for 7 minutes.  Add cooked chicken and onion into the sauce and simmer for a couple of minutes.  Serve with rice or naan.  This recipe is adapted from allrecipes.com.


I had leftovers the next day and used it as filling in a tortilla, along with the leftover rice, and tomato, lettuce, and plain yogurt (in place of sour cream).  It was most excellent!

1 comment:

  1. I modified your recipe the other day (substituted the spices for the ready made sauce) and it was delicious. I added zucchini and mushrooms in as well.

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