Butter Chicken

🧺 Ingredients

• 400 g chicken thigh, in chunks
• Quick marinade: 3 tbsp yogurt, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp paprika, garlic + ginger
• 1 can (400 g) tomato purée
• 3 tbsp butter + 1/2 cup cream
• 1 tsp sugar, salt, cilantro

👩‍🍳 Steps

1. 1

   Toss chicken in the marinade while the pan heats — even 5 minutes helps.

2. 2

   Sear chicken hard until charred at the edges; remove.

3. 3

   In the same pan, melt butter, add tomato purée, simmer 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Return chicken, add cream and sugar, simmer 5 more minutes.

5. 5

   Finish with cilantro. Mandatory naan dip. See our garlic naan recipe.