Mild Butter Chicken with 1 inch cubed Marinated Chicken or Tandoori Chicken Kebabs. Serve over Rice or as a wrap with Naan or Pita Bread. Increase the heat or substitute ingredients to make it your own. Include some Vegetables like sautéed Onions, Peppers, Cucumbers, Daikon and Lettuce or include the Onions & Peppers with the Curry.
Servings: 4 People
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pan or Wok
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 C Tomato Juice
- 1/2 C Tomato Paste
- 1/4 C Ghee - or other substitute, see notes
- 1/2 Litre Whipping Cream - or other substitute, see notes
- 6 Tbl JAH Butter Chicken Masala
- 2 C Pepper Coulis - Optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, Combine Tomato Juice & Butter Chicken Masala and set aside for now.
- In Sauce Pan add Ghee & Tomato Paste and mix really well. Cook on medium heat. About 5 minutes, or until the Fat starts to separate from the tomato paste.
- Add the Bowl with Tomato Juice & Seasoning. Mix really well. Once the Sauce starts to boil again. Lower the temperature and simmer until slightly thicker than the desired consistency you want in the end product.
- If adding cooked meat, you can add it here along with the Sauce while it is simmering to the desired consistency.
- Add Whipping Cream or other substitute and mix. Adjust the Heat Level and Seasoning. Serve this over Rice or on Naan/Pita Bread with Vegetables.
Notes
FAT: Preferably use Ghee or substitute with Butter, Coconut Oil, Lard, Vegetable, Sunflower, or Canola.
CREAM: Preferably Cool Whip or substitute/combine with Heavy Cream, 50/50, Coconut Milk, Sour Cream, Yogurt, and Almond Milk. Add in about 1 cup or more if desired.
HEAT: When adjusting the heat, you can use anything you prefer. Some suggestions are Kashmir Chilli Powder, Deggi Mirch, Black or White Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Chili Powder, Scotch Bonnet, Jalapeño, Serrano or Chilies.
If you want to make this with Onion & Pepper slices included in the sauce. Add them with the tomato paste and oil and cook or sauté and add at the end for crispier vegetables.
If you want to tone the Tomato taste down, you can use 1 C Tomato Juice and 1 C Chicken Stock or Water.
Some suggested vegetables to serve on the side: Lettuce, Onions, Cucumbers, Daikon, Radish, and Peppers.
Make Tandoori Chicken Kebabs and cook. Then add them into the Butter Chicken Sauce to simmer for a bit before adding in the Cream.