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Butter Chicken

Serves 4
Preparation: 10 mins | Cooking: 30 mins

Ingredients:
1 Kg chicken breasts, cubed
½ cup (125mL) natural yoghurt
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp Spencers grated garlic
2 tsp Spencers chopped ginger
2 tsp Spencers garam masala
1 tsp Spencers chilli powder
1 tsp Spencers ground turmeric
1 tsp Spencers ground cumin
60g butter
1 tbsp peanut oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp Spencers ground cardamom
1 Spencers cinnamon stick
1 Spencers bay leaf
2 tsp Spencers ground paprika
150g cashew nuts, roasted
425g can tomato puree
150mL chicken stock
1 cup (250mL) thickened cream
Coriander leaves, to serve
Steamed Spencers Basmati rice, to serve

Method:
  1. Combine chicken breasts with yoghurt, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, garam masala, chilli, turmeric and cumin in a large mixing bowl making sure chicken is well coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
  2. Place half the cashew nuts in a food processor and process to a fine powder.
  3. Heat the butter and oil in a large fry pan and add onion, cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Fry for 3 minutes or until onion is soft.
  4. Add cashew nut powder, tomato puree and chicken stock. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Stir in thickened cream and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
  6. Serve with basmati rice and scatter extra cashew nuts and coriander on top.