🍛 Butter Chicken

Butter and tomatoes conspired to end your diet without asking permission.

• 55 minTotal time
• 🍳 I can cook a littleDifficulty
• 680kcal
• 4Portions

• 🍗 Chicken
• 🍛 Indian
• 🌶️ Spicy
• 🤗 Comfort food

Ingredients

• 500g chicken breast, cubed
• 1 cup yogurt, for the marinade
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp turmeric and 1 tsp cumin
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Salt and black pepper

How to make it

1. Marinate the chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic paste and spices for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
2. Sear it in a hot pan until golden on the outside, then set aside.
3. Melt the butter in the same pan, add the crushed tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Stir in the cream and mix until the sauce turns smooth and glossy.
5. Return the chicken to the sauce and simmer gently for 10 minutes until fully cooked.
6. Serve hot with basmati rice or naan bread.