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Indian Butter Chicken
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Main Ingredient
Cooking Method
Serves
4
Pint yoghurt 1/4 cup
Ginger curshed 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Red food colouring 1/4 tsp
Chicken 3 lb
Butter 2 oz
Cinnamon stick (1 inch) 1
Cloves 6
Cardamom pods 4-5
Bay leaf 1
Pint sour cream 1/4
Saffron 1/4
Ground Almonds 2 tsp
Cornstarch 1/4 tsp
Water 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Methods/steps
Mix yoghurt; ginger; salt and red food colouring and rub into the chicken. Leave it in the refrigerator overnight to marinate. Place in an oven proof dish and brush with oil. Bake in oven at 375C for 40-50 minutes. Reserve the liquid; if any. In a saucepan; melt butter and saute all the spices for a minute. Add sour cream and the reserved chicken. Add saffron; chicken and ground almonds. Dissolve corn starch in water and add to the chicken. Let thicken. Cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and serve with naan.