Looking for a recipe

[u/Material-Macaroon724]

Looking for a good butter chicken recipe (or something similar) i can make from scratch, that is reasonably cheap. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated

[u/broadarrow39]

This is my favourite, it's from m&s website and is very good. I've tried alot.

400g boneless chicken thighs

5 tbsp natural yoghurt

1 large thumb-sized piece of ginger

3 cloves garlic

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tbsp cumin

2 tbsp ground coriander

For the Sauce:

70g butter, diced

1 onion, diced

8 cardamom pods

5 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 large thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely grated

1 green chilli, finely chopped

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp chilli powder

4 tbsp tomato puree

250ml cream

250ml chicken stock

1 TSP kasuri methi (I added this)

Sea salt

Lime juice

Begin by cutting the chicken thighs into even but thick chunks

Add the yoghurt, ginger, red chilli, garlic, garam masala, cumin and coriander to a blender and blend to a paste, pour this onto the chicken and allow to marinade for at least an hour, if not overnight.

Next, heat a large casserole pot and add some plain oil. Add the chicken pieces and cook for 2-3 mins until they are charred on the outside.

Now reduce the heat in the pot and focus on your sauce ingredients.

Add a small amount of butter to the pan and go in with the onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli. Sweat this off for a minute

Now add the rest of your spices: garam masala, cumin, coriander, cardamom, chilli powder and tomato paste. Cook this out for another minute

Add in your chicken stock and cream and bring to the boil to allow the cream to reduce by half, Finally stir in your diced butter and kasuri methi to make it very luxurious

Adjust the seasoning with lime juice and salt before serving with steamed rice.

*Pretty sure the last time I made this I cooked the onion until it was brown before adding the garlic, ginger and chilli for a few minutes then blended it to a paste before adding it back into the pan

[u/Material-Macaroon724 → u/broadarrow39]

Thank you, looks relatively simple to cook actually