Jenny Morris’ saucy butter chicken

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4 servings Prep: 1 hr 20 mins, Cooking: 45 mins
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A heart-warming butter chicken recipe to share with your dad on Father's Day.

By Food24 June 07 2017
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Ingredients (20)

3 Tbs ghee — or vegetable oil
6 chicken breast fillets — chopped
1 Tbs mustard — seeds
1 onion — finely chopped
1 Tbs fresh ginger — finely chopped
1 Tbs garlic — cloves, crushed
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp cumin — ground
1 tsp coriander — ground
1/2 tsp chilli powder
pinch sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 cardamom — toasted and seeds ground
400 g tomatoes — juicy, peeled, grated
2 Tbs tomato paste
1/2 c stock — chicken
1 c cream — fresh
100 g butter — cold
To garnish:
4 Tbs cashew nuts — chopped, lightly toasted
fresh coriander
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Method:

Heat 2 tablespoons of Ghee or Oil in a saucepan, and gently sauté the chicken pieces in batches till half-cooked. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add the remaining Ghee to the saucepan and heat, now add the mustard seeds and fry for a few minutes until they pop. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and cook for a few minutes till fragrant. Stir in the Garam Masala, cumin, coriander and chilli powder – do not let the spices burn! Add a little more Ghee and cook for a few minutes.

Now add the sugar, salt, pepper, cardamom, tomatoes, tomato paste and chicken stock. Bring to the boil and cook until the sauce has become fragrant.

Pour the sauce into a food processor and blend until smooth. Return to the saucepan and add the cream. Bring the sauce to a simmer, adjust the seasoning, and return the chicken to the pot. Warm through.

Just before you are ready serve, stir in the chopped butter a few pieces at a time. Spoon the butter chicken into a bowl, and garnish with chopped coriander and chopped cashew nuts.

Serve with steaming hot Basmati rice.

Recipe reprinted with permission of Jenny Morris. To visit her website click HERE.

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