Coconut Butter Chicken

Name: Coconut Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mughlai (Delhi & Lahore)
Ingredients: 2 lb chicken breasts; 0.125 cup clarified butter; 0.25 cup cashews; 3 garlic cloves; 0.5 cup onion; 0.125 cup ginger; 0.5 cup coconut cream; 4 Thai green chili; 1 tsp garam masala; 0.125 tsp turmeric; 1 bunch fresh cilantro; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 0.5 tsp sea salt

A South Asian dish of chicken, coconut cream and cashews, warmed with ginger and chilli. It comes to the table with rice.

30 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Heat butter in sauce pan to medium. Add ginger, onion and garlic to pan. Cook until golden brown.
2
Add chicken, turn occasionally. Cook 2 minutes. Add salt, pepper, tumeric and garam masala.
2 min
3
Cook 5 minutes. Add chili peppers and cashews. Cook 5 minutes. Add coconut cream, stir well.
4
Cook 2-3 minutes. Finish with cilantro, serve with rice.
3 min