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Butter chicken recipes - 6 recipes
Even though you wouldn't think so from the name, butter chicken is actually an authentic Indian dish. My butter chicken recipe took me a very long time to perfect, and in the end I owe it all to my husband. But after many trials and errors, butter chicken is my go-to dish, whether it's for a simple weeknight dinner or a fancy cocktail party. This classic Indian recipe is easy to make, full of flavor and yet not too spicy. For me, it's my ultimate comfort food. Butter chicken is made with leftover tandoori chicken that is then cooked in a creamy yogurt sauce, topped with fresh cilantro and served on top of rice. When eating butter chicken I like to overload on carbs, and go for rice and homemade flatbread. If you like your butter chicken very spicy, then make sure to serve it with extra yogurt on the side; the coolness of dairy helps put out the fire of spicy chilies
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Ingredients
Makes 6
- 1/2 cauliflower head
- 8 eggs for cauliflower mix
- Pepper
- Salt
- 4-6 cups shredded cheese
- 6 slices salami
- 6 tbsp pizza Sauce
Method
- Boil diced cauliflower in salted water until tender.
- Blend, then transfer to mixing bowl.
- Mix in 2 eggs, pepper and 2 cups of shredded cheese
- Share the cauliflower mixture out between 6 ramekins, forming little cups
- Add 1 cup of shredded cheese
- Bake for 25 min at 375°F
- Add a slice of salami, a tbsp of pizza sauce, and one raw egg to each ramekin
- Top with cheese and return to oven for 7 min at 375°F
- Serve, and enjoy!
Top rated Butter chicken recipes
Butter Chicken
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By SilverFoxy82
Preheat oven to 375°
- 1 cup butter, divided
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons tandoori masala
Tandoori Chicken
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By Gitanjali Roche
This is really a recipe for shortcut butter chicken, but we still insist on calling it Tandoori Chicken
- -2 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- -tandoori spice mix
- -chili powder
- -2 cloves of garlic
- -400g Greek yogurt
- -a handful of fresh coriander, chopped finely
- -the juice of half a lemon
Butter Chicken
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By Fatima7
Take a pan and put some oil and ginger garlic
- 1) 300 grams of Chicken
- 2) 2 tbsp of Butter
- 3) 2 tbsp of Ginger Garlic
- 4) 1/2 Cup of Tomato Paste
- 5) 1 Cup of Fresh Cream
- 6) 1 tbsp of Red Chilli Powder
- 7) 1 tbsp of Cumin Powder
- 8) 1/2 tbsp Garam Masala
- 9) Salt to taste
- 10) Oil as required
Chicken- Butter
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By Popkrispy
Wash and cut chicken into bite size pieces
- Chicken
- Garlic
- Red chillies
- Salt
- Tomato paste
- Fresh cream
- Yogurt
- Ground Cashews
Butter Chicken
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By andromeda
Cut onions and saute until brown
- 1 cup milk
- 1 onion
- 1 package of butter chicken flavouring
- 1 teaspoon of chili garlic suace
- 1 package of yom yom spice
- 1 teaspoon of corn starch
- 2 pounds of chicken
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon of sugar or honey
Butter Chicken
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By sunflowerkudi
Make chicken as in Tandoori chicken recipe
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- chopped tomatoes
- dried cilantro
- garlic
- ginger
- oil
- butter
- ground cumin
- 1-2 tsp tomato paste
- chopped chillies
- 500 mL whipped cream
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