Butter chicken recipe

Butter chicken recipe

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This butter chicken recipe by chef Aktar Islam is fantastic served with vegetable pulao. Traditionally known as murgh makhani, this is one of the most popular curries to emerge from India

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Ingredients

  • 10 skinless chicken thigh fillets
  • 1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1-2 green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 handful of coriander, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder(or hot paprika)
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp tandoori masala powder
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds, ground
  • 100ml rapeseed oil (or any flavourless oil)
  • 3 tbsp full-fat natural yogurt
  • 6 large ripe plum tomatoes, halved
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2.5cm root ginger, sliced
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (or hot paprika)
  • 5-6 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 1½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 100g butter
  • 30g butter
  • ½ tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder (or hot paprika)
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 75ml double cream
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (methi*), toasted and ground (optional)

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