Butter Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 cup cream
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 tablespoon oil (chicken renderings from thigh bones or skin)
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
• 2 saute onion until soft and translucent.
• 3 stir in butter, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, 1 teaspoon garam masala,cayenne, chili powder,coriander, cinnamon, cumin and bay leaf.
• 4 cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes.
• 5 add tomato sauce and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 6 stir in cream and yogurt.
• 7 reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 8 season with salt, pepper .
• 9 remove from heat and set aside.
• 10 toss bones and skin from thighs into skillet and render fat on med-high heat. about 5 minutes.
• 11 heat 1 tablespoon rendered chicken oil in a large heavy skillt over medium heat.
• 12 cook chicken until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• 13 reduce heat med-low and season with 1 teaspoon garam masala and cayenne.
• 14 stir in about 1/3 of the sauce and simmer until reduced by 1/2.
• 15 pour remaining sauce into chicken and simmer 10 minutes.
• 16 add lime juice and simmer 2 minutes.
• 17 serve over rice and garnish with cilantro sprig.