Butter Chicken

Ingredients

• • 700g chicken thigh, cubed
• • 150g plain yoghurt
• • 2 tsp ground turmeric
• • 2 tsp garam masala
• • 1 tbsp ginger, grated
• • 3 cloves garlic, minced
• • 60g butter
• • 1 onion, diced
• • 2 tsp ground cumin
• • 1 tsp smoked paprika
• • 400g canned tomato passata
• • 200ml cream
• • Salt
• • Coriander, to serve

Method

1. Combine the chicken with the yoghurt, turmeric, half the garam masala, half the ginger and half the garlic. Marinate for at least 20 minutes, or overnight.
2. Heat the butter in a large pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ginger, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika and remaining garam masala and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the marinated chicken and cook for 5 minutes until starting to colour.
5. Stir in the passata and simmer for 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
6. Stir in the cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt.
7. Scatter with coriander and serve with rice or naan.