Creamy Butter Chicken Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tsp fresh ginger

  peeled, about 2-inch ginger
• 1 tsp fresh garlic

  peeled, about 2 garlic
• 1 tsp fresh turmeric

  peeled, about 2-inch turmeric
• 600 g chicken thighs

  boneless and skinless, breast meat is ok too
• ½ red onion

  peeled, about medium sized, yellow onion will do too
• 4-5 tbsp tomato paste
• 300 ml coconut milk
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1.5 tbsp unsalted butter
• Salt

  season to taste
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tbsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp curry powder

Instructions

• 1 Cut 600 g chicken thighs into smaller chunks.
• 2 Peel and dice 1/2 red onion .
  
  Peel and grate 1 tsp fresh ginger, 1 tsp fresh garlic, 1 tsp fresh turmeric.
  Take note turmeric will stain.
• 3 Sear chicken over medium-high heat in a large pan, without oil.
  
  When it's almost 60-70% cooked, remove chicken and set aside.
• 4 Heat up 1 tbsp cooking oil over medium heat. Add 1.5 tbsp unsalted butter, then
  add onions and shttps://www.sautesandelivery.sg/auté until caramelised.
• 5 Add grated ginger, garlic, turmeric and cook for a while until it's aromatic,
  take care not to let it get burnt.
• 6 Add seared chicken and all the spices (1 tbsp curry powder, 1 tbsp garam masala
  powder, 1 tsp paprika powder, 1/4 tsp black pepper) and mix well, take note not
  to let the spices get burnt.
• 7 Add 4-5 tbsp tomato paste and mix well. If it's too dry, you can add a few
  tablespoon of water.
• 8 Add 300 ml coconut milk and let it simmer over low heat.
• 9 Season with Salt. Optional to garnish with parsley and drizzle some coconut
  milk.
• 10 Serve warm with rice [https://www.beautifulvoyager.com/how-to-cook-white-rice/]
  or naan
  [https://www.beautifulvoyager.com/the-easiest-2-ingredient-naan-recipe/].

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