In The Kitchen with Kanta: Indian Butter Chicken

Indian Butter chicken is one of my favourite meals.  It is so delicious and funnily enough the first time that I ever tasted it, was when I visited Lusaka about 2 years ago.  So me being me, I decided to learn how to make it at home,  I wanted to get restaurant quality butter chicken – sweet, succulent and tender, and that’s exactly what I got, after days of research and experimenting I finally found the perfect recipe.  So for your homemade butter chicken try this recipe, and give your guests something exciting and scrumptious to eat.  This meal is perfect with Naan bread and rice, so make sure that you either make your naan bread, or buy some.

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Prep time 10 mins | Cook time 20 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 900g chicken breasts, cut into chunks
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or minced
• 3 tsps garam masala
• 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• 200mls tomato sauce
• 450mls cream (double cream preferably)
• Salt & pepper
• lime & coriander for garnish (optional)
• Naan and rice for serving

Method

Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a large pan, over a medium-high heat; fry the pieces of the chicken so each side is browned. They do not need to be fully cooked all the way through yet; you can work in batches, and set aside when you’re done.

Melt another 2 tbsp of butter in the pan.  Add the onion, and cook until soft, about three minutes. Add all the spices; garlic, garam masala, ginger, chilli powder, cumin, and cayenne. Stir to combine, and cook for about 45 seconds then add the tomato sauce.

Bring the mixture to a simmer and allow it to cook for five minutes before adding the cream. Continue to simmer, add the browned chicken, and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes. Keep the heat low.  Now stir in the remaining 2 tbsps of butter, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Serving

Serve garnished with lime and coriander if you want to, alongside rice and naan. Enjoy!

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Kanta Temba is a cake maker and decorator. She is also the owner and founder of Kanta Kakes – cake shop.

You can find her work on www.kantakakes.com.  Follow her on twitter @KantaKakes and Instagram @KantaTemba.