Classic Butter Chicken – The Scotistani Cooks
By The Scotistani Cooks (@the.scotistani.cooks)
Credit: The Scotistani Cooks
Surely there can’t be anything more comforting when you’re cooped up indoors and feeling the blues, than a rich and soothing Butter Chicken!
A true restaurant favourite of ours, here’s a simple homely recipe by talented food blogger, The Scotistani Cooks, who shows us how to create this classic velvety curry.
INGREDIENTS
Gravy
- 3-4 onions (finely chopped)
- 6 tomatoes (roughly chopped)
- 2 tbs tomato puree
- ½ bulb garlic (blended into a paste)
- 2″ stem of ginger (blended into a paste)
- Handful of cashew nuts
- 1 tbs garam masala
- 1 tbs red chilli powder
- 1 tbs coriander powder
- 1 tbs cumin powder
- 1 tbs sugar
- Salt to taste
- Ghee (approx 4-5 tbs)
- Full fat cream (approx 4-5 tbs)
- 1 tbs Kasoori Methi
Chicken Marinade
- 4-6 chicken breasts (cubed)
- 2″ ginger stem (blended into a paste)
- ½ bulb garlic (blended into a paste)
- 1 tbs red chilli powder
- 1 tbs coriander powder
- 1 tbs cumin powder
- 1 tbs ghee/butter
- Salt to taste
METHOD
Chicken Marinade
- In a bowl marinade the chicken, ginger and garlic paste, coriander, cumin, red chilli powder with salt and 1 tbs of ghee.
- Mix together well and marinate in the fridge for min 30mins.
- In a pan heat up 2 tbs of ghee and pan fry the marinated chicken until it is cooked. Set aside for later.
Gravy
- In a deep cooking pan heat up 3 tbs of ghee/butter and fry the onions until they are soft and translucent.
- Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for two mins.
- Now add in the tomatoes, cashew nuts, powdered spices and sugar and cook for two mins.
- Add in two cups of water and simmer the mix for approx 15-20mins.
- Next, crush the Kasoori Methi in your hands and add to the sauce.
- Now using a hand blender, blend the masala into a smooth sauce consistency.
- Strain the sauce through a strainer into a cooking pan.
- Add 2 tbs of ghee/butter and the cream – simmer for 5mins.
- Now add in the cooked chicken.
- Garnish with a pinch of Kasoori Methi and 1 tbs of cream. You are done!
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Growing up my mother was very big on ensuring we always ate home cooked meals. She believed that cooking was not only a lifelong skill, but also a way people connect and learn from one another.
My goal through my cooking and recipes is to ensure home cooking stays alive in a world where it is easy to eat what is convenience rather then an engaging in the experience of cooking and having a sense of achievement in presenting a beautiful dish.
I am a British-born, Pakistani woman who grew up in Glasgow Scotland and I am now living in Canada. For more easy-to-cook recipes, be sure to follow me on my Instagram food blogging page @the.scotistani.cooks.
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