Monday, April 25, 2011

Faux Butter Chicken

This is my favorite recipe of all time right now. It's delicious, you should make it.
If you are vegetarian, still make the sauce....it could make anything taste good.


Marinate chicken in garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, coriander, cumin, cardamom, garam masala, and lime juice. Let it marinate for anywhere from an hour to ovenight. I usually add a little more of all spices except cardamom. I find that more than a pinch of cardamom is pretty disgusting

Throw the diced onions in a large skillet and saute in butter until soft. Add in the chicken and cook for around 10 minutes. Next, pour in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, put the lid on the pan and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the whipping cream or yogurt and cilantro to finish it up and serving over Basmati rice.

Yum!
 ~ Recipe ~

Faux Butter Chicken

Ingredients: 
  • 4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 1/4teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala 
  • 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • pinch of cardamom
  • 1 whole lime, Juiced
  • 1 whole onion, diced
  • ¼ cups butter
  • 1 can (14.5 Oz. can) tomato sauce
  • 2 cans (14.5 Oz. can) petite diced tomatoes (one drained, one not)
  • 1 pint whipping cream or plain yogurt
  • 1 bunch chopped cilantro, to taste
  • 2 cups basmati rice 
~Marinate chicken in garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, coriander, cumin, cardamom, garam masala, and lime juice. Let it marinate for anywhere from an hour to over night.  
~Throw the diced onions in a large skillet and saute in butter until soft. Add in the chicken and cook for around 10 minutes. 
~Pour in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, put the lid on the pan and simmer for 30 minutes. 
~Add the whipping cream or yogurt and cilantro to finish it up and serving over Basmati rice.

4 comments:

  1. I'm most def going to make this with tofu!

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  2. Yuh-um! I'll have to try this w/ tofu too - or with tempeh (it's got a sorta chickeny flavor).

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  3. thoughts on non-dairying the sauce??

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  4. I would think soy yogurt would work, maybe? If you're not opposed to adding more soy. I sub it now and then for coconut milk, to cut back on fat in curries - I think it would bring some similar creamy goodness here, just wouldn't taste buttery like butter, more buttery like soy milk.

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