Recipe for Butter Chicken Masala that will have your taste buds doing a Bollywood dance number:
Ingredients:
500g chicken breast, cut into cubes
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp oil
2 large onions, finely chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 inch ginger, grated
2-3 tomatoes, pureed
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt, to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions:
1.Heat up the oil and butter in a pan. Let the butter melt and sizzle while you do a quick butter chicken dance.
2.Add in the finely chopped onions and let them cook until they are translucent. If you start to tear up, it’s not the onions fault, it’s just that you’re emotionally invested in this dish.
3.Now it’s time to add in the minced garlic and grated ginger. Let the flavors marry and become one big happy family.
4.Pour in the pureed tomatoes and stir. This is when the party really gets started, so feel free to crank up the Bollywood tunes and dance while you cook.
5.Add in the spices – red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, and salt to taste. Mix it all together and let the flavors develop. If you feel the urge to do a little spice dance, go right ahead.
6.Once the spices have cooked for a few minutes, add in the chicken cubes and let them cook until they are no longer pink. This is when you can bust out some chicken dance moves to impress your dinner guests.
7.Pour in the heavy cream and mix it all together. Let it cook for a few more minutes until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce has thickened.
8.Serve hot with some naan or rice and enjoy the flavors exploding in your mouth. You can do a victory dance now that you’ve successfully cooked up a delicious dish.
Hope you enjoy this recipe with some smile on your face! Don’t forget to dance and sing while cooking, it always makes the food taste better!