Butter Chicken Curry

This recipe is just for the curry component, add about 1 pound of chicken for a good sauce to meat ratio.

Ingredients Directions

  • 2 tbsp cooking fat
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 serrano pepper, minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 small (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp cup Butter
  • 3/4 tsp salt, to taste

  1. Saute the onions in the cooking fat for 8-10 minutes, until soft and browned.
  2. Add the garlic, pepper, and ginger. Cook until aromatic, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the spices and toast briefly until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
  4. Finally add the tomato sauce, heavy cream and butter, cook at low temperature until flavors have combined and the sauce has thickened slightly, about 10 minutes.
  5. Add chicken and serve.

Original Recipe

recipes/butter_chicken_curry.txt · Last modified: 2022/02/14 17:15 by phook