BUTTER CHICKEN
Ingredients
- 100ml/3½fl oz plain yoghurt
- 1 lime
- juice only
- 15g/½oz garlic
- crushed
- 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
- grated
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp garam masala
- pinch paprika
- pinch salt
- 4 x 150g/5½oz chicken breasts
- 25g/1oz unsalted butter
- melted
- ½ lemon
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
- 1 onion
- grated
- 2.5cm/1in piece fresh root ginger
- grated
- 2 garlic cloves
- crushed
- 100g/3½oz tomato purée
- 2 small red chillies
- pinch chilli powder
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- handful fresh coriander
Directions
- For the marinade
- mix all of the marinade ingredients together in a bowl until well combined. Add the chicken breasts and make sure they’re well covered in the marinade. Set aside to marinate in the fridge for 12 hours
- or overnight.
- When the chicken has marinated
- preheat the grill to its highest setting. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade
- shaking off any excess
- and grill for 8-9 minutes on each side
- or until the outside is golden-brown and the inside is cooked through. Baste the chicken breasts with the butter and a little lemon juice. Set aside.
- Meanwhile
- for the sauce
- heat the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onion for 4-5 minutes
- or until softened. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for a further minute
- then stir in the tomato purée
- chillies and chilli powder and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat
- stir in the cream and simmer for a further minute
- then add the chicken breasts to the sauce. Season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- place the butter chicken breasts onto serving plates and drizzle over the sauce. Sprinkle over the coriander.

