Garam Masala Butter Chicken

"The Australian Women's Weekly version of this classic curry. Can easily be halved. Make this a day ahead to let the curry flavours develop, serve with saffron rice and chapatis. I'm not a fan of dark meat so I normally make my butter chicken with breast meat, diced."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine chicken, garlic, spices and yoghurt in a large bowl, cover and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
  • Melt butter in large saucepan or wok; cook chicken mixture, stirring, about 10 minutes or til chicken browns slightly.
  • Add vinegar, paste, puree, stock, cardamom and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes or til chicken is cooked through.
  • Add cream, stir until heated through; stir in cilantro just before serving.

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Reviews

  1. This is the easiest butter chicken I have prepared and the taste was not compromised, as it was scrumptious. Followed the instructions as is, however did not allow the mixture to sit for 3 hours. Served it with 'Recipe #6872' Thank you for the recipe.
     
  2. Wonderful flavor! This pleased everyone including a VERY picky three year old - that promptly announced this was his new favorite recipe. I did not marinate the chicken and I could not tell the difference. To save time, I browned the chicken in the pan (removed it) and then added the spices to the melted butter. After about a minute I put the chicken back in the pan and added the tomato paste, puree, stock and vinegar and followed the directions from there adding the yogurt with the cream. Thanks Beck for a truly lovely dinner!
     
  3. This is pretty good, just not quite what I was looking for. This wasn't the same as what we get in the restaurants up here.
     
  4. I haven't made this yet, but it's on my To Do list. Just wanted to comment that this looks and sounds AWESOME. I will review as soon as I make it. In the meantime, thanks for posting such a delicious looking/sounding recipe. I'm drooling and my cats are scared!
     
  5. I started to make this yesterday for our dinner, then realized it had to marinate for awhile so I decided to marinate it over night and we had it for our dinner today. It was fabulous! I have never had butter chicken before but I was really impressed with the flavour of this dish and the ease of preparation. I will definitely make this again. When I asked my husband what he thought of it, he said, mmm...good, which is saying alot for him! Thanks!
     
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I live in Melbourne with my gorgeous husband Andy! We're both total foodies who love making and eating dishes of all sorts - I normally try at least 4 new recipes a week. We both do swing dancing and are totally obsessed with our two beautiful cats, Couscous (mine) and Moo(DH's). Couscous loves red wine and savoury food, while Moois addicted to frozen yoghurt and chocolate. It's a full time job trying to eat dinner in peace!
 
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