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Simple Homemade Butter Chicken

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1 kg chicken breast cut into slices or cubes (see note 1)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 large onions chopped
  • 2 tablespoons garlic chopped
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt or to taste
  • 400 g tinned tomatoes
  • 200 ml whipping cream or coconut milk/cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • Chopped coriander to garnish optional

Instructions

  • For the directions, please visit Foodess (direct link to recipe below in the notes).

Notes

Please visit Foodess for the recipe directions.
  1. Substitute the chicken with prawns or vegetables (pepper and cauliflower work well).
  2.  My recipes are in grams. For a handy conversion guide, please visit Cook it Simply