Butter Chicken
A lovely combination of spices and the chicken is beautifully tender and moist. This was a recipe from a supermaket promotion, which I have slightly adapted to my own tastes. Very rich, so we do not have it too often! Served over rice and with a fresh salad to counteract the richness. A few have commented that they were not so fond of the cinnamon in this dish, and so another spice combination that is good is to leave out the cinnamon and ginger and replace with 1 teaspoon each of nutmeg and cumin.
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I loved how quick and easy this was. I was skeptical that the chicken wouldn't be as tender as Indian restaurants, but it was fantastic. I am glad I read the note that it is CAYENNNE pepper, not "Chili". I had originally mixed the spices with Chili powder, then threw it out and remade with Cayenne Chili Pepper. All the spices were on hand as was all the other ingredients, which was nice! It was sooo good, and now, I have made a jar of this spice mix to do quickie Butter Chicken any day of the week. -
This was amazing! The only thing I did differently was substitute coconut milk for the fresh cream. Fantastic! My man loved it and ate all the leftovers before I could even get a second helping! Great recipe.
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We enjoyed the richness of this quick and easy dish! For health reasons, we substituted 3% yogurt for the fresh cream, and added a bit more tomato paste to increase the sweetness and acidity. A quick note: I've found that when Indian recipes call for chili powder it refers to cayenne, not our western-style chili powder as those spices don't grow there. Thus, I used 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne, though that could be adjusted according to taste. Thanks for sharing a lovely, versatile recipe.
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okay first off let me start out by saying the sauce was amazing. The chicken pieces for absolutely dry and stringy. The cooking time for the chicken is way way way too long. time I would saute the plain chicken pieces separately in butter until just done. I would take all the spices used to coat the chicken and add them to the cooked onions just like you do an Indian curries. I would cook that for a few minutes then add the tomato and cream. is chicken pieces of get added at the end and turn off the stove
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If I could give this 10 stars, I would -- 5 for how easy it was to make and 5 more for how AMAZING it tastes. It's hard to find recipes that both my husband and 1-year-old will eat, and they both scraped their dishes clean! I made it just like it said, only I noticed other butter chicken recipes calling for yogurt, so I through in 1/4 cup with the cream as I had some on hand. My only regret is not having found this recipe sooner.
