Indian Butter Chicken

[pondlady]

1 3/4 lbs chicken breast, cubed
1 T lemon juice
1 T chili powder salt
1 c yoghurt
2 T garlic paste
2 T garam masala
2 T melted butter
1 T chili powder
2 T ginger-garlic paste
2 T lemon juice
2 T olive oil

Sauce:

1 T butter
1 T garam masala
1 T ginger paste
1 T chopped garlic
1 T chopped green chili peppers
2 c tomato puree
1 T chili powder
salt
1 c water
1 T honey
1/2 t dried fenugreek leaves
1 c fresh heavy cream

To Marinate: Place the chicken in a non-porous glass dish or bowl with lemon juice, 1 T chilli powder and salt. Toss to coat. Cover the dish and refrigerate to marinate for an hour. Drain yoghurt in a cloth for 15-20 minutes. Place yoghurt in a medium bowl. Add salt, garlic paste, garam masala, butter, chilli powder, ginger paste, lemon juice and oil. Pour yoghurt mixture over chicken. Replace cover. Refrigerate to marinate for another 3-4 hours. Preheat oven to 400. Place chicken on skewers. Place skewers in a 9* 13 inch baking dish and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

To Make Sauce: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in garam masala. Once it starts crackling, add in ginger and garlic pastes and green chili peppers. Sauté till tender. Add in tomato puree, chili powder, salt, garam masala and water. Boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer. Stir in honey and fenugreek. Place chicken in the sauce mixture. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Stir in fresh cream. Makes 6 servings.
Serve over rice.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

This sounds like a good recipe. I will have to try it sometime. Is it kind of spicy or fairly mild? Can you describe the flavor? What does it remind you of? Thanks!

[pondlady]

We had this for takeout on Friday night for the first time ever. It was absolutely fabulous!!! I sourced out this recipe and will be trying it sometime this week. It is kind of spicy (I'm not a hot and spicy fan myself) but the honey in it takes away from the spiciness, and I really liked that. It is kind of sweet, with a bit of heat. I don't know what it reminds me of but it is deliscious !! The dairy products must also help tone down the heat a bit.

[DeBora4BobbyL]

When you make it let me know how it turns out. However, I am one of those who DO love spicy! lol

[pondlady]

We loved it !!!! With a couple of alterations for our taste buds, it was very close to the take out we had. I made the naan also, it was very good too. It wasn't too hot, but it you like it hot, add more of the green chili pepper. I added another T of garam masala and quite a bit more honey because it wasn't sweet enough for me, and omitted the water as there was alot of sauce already. Next time I make it I will use only 1 c tomatoe sauce. Definitely a make-again dish for us.