Karen Martini's best butter chicken recipe Recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 1.5kg boneless, skinless chicken thighs, each cut into 4 pieces
• Juice of 2 limes
• 1½ Tbsp sea-salt flakes
• 6 cloves
• 10 peppercorns
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 bay leaves
• 80g almonds
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• 3 Tbsp ground coriander
• 2½ Tbsp curry powder
• 1½ cups plain yoghurt
• 4 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 brown onions, finely sliced
• 6cm piece ginger, finely chopped
• 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 410g can tomato puree
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• 2L chicken stock
• 3 red bullet chillies, split (optional)
• 3 Tbsp butter (optional)
• Coriander leaves, to serve
• Naan bread, to serve
• Steamed basmati rice, to serve