Butter Chicken

Easy to make chicken shovel food. Pairs great with grains like rice.

• ⏲️ Cook time: 40 min
• 🍽️ Servings: a full pot!

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 3 tbsp ginger
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 2 tbsp garam masala spice blend
• 2 lbs chicken
• pinch of black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• one 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream OR one 14 oz can of coconut milk
• 1 cup of cashews (optional, but elevating)
• 1 lime

Garam masala blend from scratch (everything ground):

• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1 1/2 tsp cardamom
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg

Directions

1. Chop onion, mince garlic and ginger. Cut chicken into 1" chunks.
2. Add butter to the pot, melt.
3. Add curry, garam masala, and chicken. Stir, let it cook.
4. Add onion, garlic and ginger. Cook until chicken is lightly browned, around 5 minutes.
5. Add pinch of black pepper and salt.
6. Add tomato paste, stir.
7. Add crushed tomatoes, heavy cream OR coconut milk and cashews.
8. Simmer for 25 minutes on low heat and stir occasionally. Check for chicken to get cooked inside.
9. In the end, add juice of one lime.
10. Serve over rice or other grain.