Wednesday’s Specials: Butter Chicken

I was browsing Facebook the other day and came across a page selling all kinds of spices and sauces for the asian cuisines. And I remember I haven’t been to my favourite Bucharest Indian restaurant for quite a while now, mainly because the spicy and richly flavoured food does not work really well with the Romanian summer heat. But I really miss a thick sauce and some saffron rice… So, I am contemplating making butter chicken. Why butter chicken? Because it looks like one of the easiest Indian dishes, one I could make and it’s delicious, of course 🙂

Searching for the perfect and easiest recipe, I cam across this one, from RecipeTinEats:

INGREDIENTS

Marinade

½ cup plain yoghurt, full fat
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp tumeric powder
2 tsp garam masala
½ tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1.5 lb / 750 g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite size pieces

Curry

1 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee (Note 3)
1 cup tomato passata or puree
1 tbsp sugar
1¼ tsp salt
1 cup cream (full fat or light) OR for a lighter version use ¾ cup light cream + ¼ cup milk (low fat)

To serve