Butter Chicken From Scratch - Rouba Shahin Middle Eastern Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 kg boneless chicken thigh fillets cut into chunks
• 1 cup plain Greek yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons ginger minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Salt to taste
• 4 tablespoons ghee
• 2 medium onions roughly chopped
• 1 heaped tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 heaped tablespoon ginger minced
• 2 fresh red chillies chopped (optional)
• 2/3 cup raw cashews
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 cans 400 grams each whole peeled tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt
• pepper
• 60 grams butter
• 1 cup water
• 300 ml thickened cream about 1 cup
• 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves see notes