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Indian Butter ChickenI got this recipe from one of the Costco Connection magazines. It turned out so good, we had no leftovers. I will definitely make this again. It was rather time consuming but I think I could find shortcuts over time. Not exactly a diet food. :)

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Total Time: about an hour

Yield: 6

Ingredients:

You can buy a small amount of unusual spices, like garam masala, in the bulk section of upscale grocery stores, like Whole Foods. You can also find it inexpensively at Indian grocery stores.

Steps:

  1. Blanch and remove skins from tomatoes. Cut an "X" at the core of each tomato and place them in boiling water for about a minute. Move them directly to ice water and the peel should slide off easily.
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  3. Quarter and core the peeled tomatoes and put them into the blender. Add more tomatoes to equal about 4 cups, if needed.
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  5. Combine tomatoes, tomato paste and 1 cup of water in a large pan. Cook at a medium-high heat for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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  7. Heat sauté pan over medium heat, then add oil. Add chicken to heated oil and cook for 3 minutes per side, until golden.
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  9. Add 1 Tbsp. garam masala and 2 Tbsp. water. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
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  11. Next the chicken needs to be added to the tomato sauce. Hopefully the timing will work out but, if not, the sauce will wait for the chicken or vice versa. Just keep them covered and turn the heat low.
  12. When the tomato sauce timer goes off, most of the liquid should be evaporated and the sauce has become thick. If not, cook it a bit longer. Add ginger, cayenne, 2 Tbsp. garam masala, salt and brown sugar. Stir to combine.
  13. Add in small chunks of chilled butter and let melt for 1 minute, then stir in. Add cream and cooked chicken.
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  15. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes. Add nutmeg and stir again, then serve. Add toasted sliced almonds as a garnish.
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The next time I make it, I will probably substitute canned crushed tomatoes for the fresh tomatoes, or maybe even regular tomato paste. It should save a lot of time but I may have to adjust some other parts to get the consistency right. I'll certainly report back on my experiences. Hope you do too.

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August 24, 20200 found this helpful

Wow, looks amazing and decadent. I'm curious as to what type of butter you use. Is it an imported organic Indian butter made with some exotic animal milk? I ask because you wrote that its cost is $75. Is it easily available?

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If not, where do I buy it? Would using ordinary butter ruin the recipe? The most expensive butter I have is $20 truffle butter but the truffles would be wasted on this recipe since it will be overwhelmed by the spices.

 

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August 25, 20200 found this helpful

Oops, that was a mistake. I estimated a cube and a half of butter to be about 75 cents, not 75 dollars but the decimal point appears to have gone missing. It's just regular butter you might get anywhere. The recipe was posted in the Costco magazine many years ago.

 

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