Butter Chicken AKA Murgh Makhani – Smith & Truslow

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups full-fat Greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1-1/2 tablespoons ground turmeric
• 2 tablespoons garam masala
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 3 pounds chicken thighs, on the bone
• 1/4 pound unsalted butter
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 medium-size yellow onions, peeled and diced
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled and grated or finely diced
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 medium-size tomatoes, diced
• 2 red chili peppers (Anaheim), or 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
• Kosher sea salt, to taste
• 2/3 cup chicken stock
• 1-1/2 cups cream
• 1-1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped almonds
• 1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, stems removed