Cinc: Meera Sodha’s Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or ghee
• 1 tablespoon neutral oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 large white or yellow onions
• 1 2 1/2-inch piece of ginger
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 2 green cayenne or jalapeño peppers
• Kosher salt
• ⅞ cup puréed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1½ teaspoons ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 3 tablespoons whole-milk yogurt
• 1¾ to 2 pounds skinless
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper