How To Make BUTTER CHICKEN | By Thomas Straker

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut milk offers a similar creaminess with fewer calories.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds protein while maintaining creaminess.

chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a vegetarian protein alternative.

Marinate boned out chicken legs in yogurt, garlic, ginger, and spices for one day.

Clarify butter by boiling off buttermilk and skimming off milk solids.

Toast spices (garam masala, cumin, coriander, turmeric) in ghee until fragrant.

Cook chopped onions in ghee until dark and caramelized, about 10 minutes.

Add chili ginger garlic paste and all the spices to the onions.

Stir in chopped tomatoes and sugar, cooking down the sauce for 30-50 minutes.

Blend the sauce until smooth, removing hard spices if necessary.

Grill marinated chicken on a barbecue until crispy and cooked through.

Return blended sauce to heat, add double cream, and mix well.

Serve with rice, placing chicken on top of the sauce.

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