Butter chicken and cashew nut sauce

Name: Butter chicken and cashew nut sauce
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 1 kg chicken breast fillets; 250 g butter; 250 ml yoghurt plain; 100 g cashew nuts; 250 ml cream fresh; 1/2 tsp cumin ground; 1 tsp turmeric ground; 1 handful fresh coriander chopped; 1/2 tsp garam masala

4 servings Cooking: 20 mins

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Spice up your life with this nutty Indian dish.

By Food24 February 25 2011

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Ingredients (9)

1 kg	chicken breast fillets
250 g	butter
250 ml	yoghurt — plain
100 g	cashew nuts
250 ml	cream — fresh
1/2 tsp	cumin — ground
1 tsp	turmeric — ground
1 handful	fresh coriander — chopped
1/2 tsp	garam masala

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Method:

Cut the fillets into cubes and rinse.
Place into a bowl and add the yoghurt, salt and pepper and ground cumin powder, garum masala and turmeric powder.
Leave for an hour to marinade.

In a saucepan melt the butter then add the chicken.
Once the chicken is cooked add the fresh cream and leave on low heat to simmer.
Liquidise the cashew nuts with a little milk to form a paste then add to the chicken.
When the sauce is thick add the chopped coriander and turn off the heat.
Serve with naan bread or roti.