Butter Chicken from Indian Foods Forever.com

Butter Chicken from Indian Foods Forever.com
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 5
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 478.7
  • Total Fat: 29.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 183.5 mg
  • Sodium: 908.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
  • Protein: 42.4 g

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Introduction

This is a dish I absolutely LOVE at the local Indian restaurant... not something you can have often, but oh so good when you do...

Serve over white rice and with Naan
This is a dish I absolutely LOVE at the local Indian restaurant... not something you can have often, but oh so good when you do...

Serve over white rice and with Naan

Number of Servings: 5

Ingredients

    1/2 cup Dannon All Natural Regular Plain Yogurt, 8 oz.
    1/4 cup Almonds, ground
    1 1/2 tbsp Chili powder
    1/4 tsp Bay Leaf, crumbled
    1/4 tsp Cloves, ground
    1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
    1 tsp Garam Masala (indian spice blend)
    4 tsp Cardamom, ground (4 pods would be better)
    1 tsp Ginger Root
    1 tsp Garlic
    14 oz Canned Tomatoes
    1 1/4 tspSalt
    2 pounds Chicken skinned, boned and cubed
    3 oz Butter, salted
    1 tbsp Corn Oil
    2 medium Onions, raw sliced
    1 tbsp ground corriander
    4 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream

Directions

Place the yogurt, ground almonds, all the dry spices, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and salt in a mixing bowl and blend together thoroughly.
Put the chicken into a large mixing bowl and pour over the yogurt mixture.
Set aside. Melt together the butter and oil in a medium karahi, wok or frying pan. Add the onions and fry for about 3 minutes. Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry for about 7 to 10 minutes.
Stir in about half of the coriander and mix well. Pour over the cream and stir in well. Bring to the boil. Garnish the indian butter chicken with the remaining chopped coriander to serve the chicken curry.


Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KISMET10-3.