Kashmiri butter chicken Recipe | Pakistani Recipes in English

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2.5cm piece of ginger, finely grated, and a 5cm piece of ginger, finely shredded
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp Kashmiri garam masala (see below)
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1.5kg chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
• 40g butter
• 3 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp Billington's Light Muscovado Sugar
• 150ml double cream
• Small bunch of fresh coriander, leaves picked and chopped
• 11/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 11/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 3/4 tsp cardamom seeds (not pods)
• 1/4 tsp kalonji (black onion or nigella seeds)
• 1/4 tsp black peppercorns
• 1cm piece of cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg