Butter Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 large yellow onion finely diced
• 2 lbs chicken thighs boneless, skinless, halved and patted dry
• 1 cup tomato puree canned
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Ginger fresh, grated
• 1 tbsp garlic minced
• 2 tsp kashmiri red chile powder or another mild red chile powder
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp tumeric ground
• 1/2 cup coconut cream canned (see notes)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp fenugreek leaves dried
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup cilantro fresh
• 1 tsp garam masala (recipe below)
• 2 tbsp black peppercorns
• 2 tbsp cloves
• 1 tbsp cinnamon sticks crushed
• 2-5 green cardamom pods (about 2 teaspoons)
• 1 tbsp black cumin seed or cumin seeds
• 1 cup Basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups Water
• 1 tsp kosher salt