It’s Butter Chicken day here at Chez Gregg. Follow along at home if you like. Photos to come. All measurements are variable and to taste.
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Yum!
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As this is my first ever pin, I'm beyond flattered but this quote post of the thread with the approximate recipe attached might be a better skeet to pin. bsky.app/profile/stra...
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Yeah, what kind of rice?
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Whichever one is your favourite of course. I like basmati for this recipe. Made with chicken stock.
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Step 3: dry fry peppercorns, cinnamon stick, coriander and cloves to wake up their oils. Don’t let them burn. Part way through, add green cardamom pods, bay leaves and cumin seed. How much? You’re an adult, as much or little as you want.
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Leave them to cooler for a while then into the spice/coffee grinder.
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Step 4 or so: grind your spices. Why the tea strainer? Because you don’t want big chunks. Back into the grinder with them.
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I really suck at threading. Sorry.
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Here’s our garam masala. I added turmeric and cumin because I am out of cumin seeds. Am I going to use all of this. Yes. Yes I am. This recipe has BIG flavor.
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Take that and mix it into plain yogurt. You can use a 650gram tub or a larger one. Just make sure it’s not low fat (minimum 3.5%) and not Greek yogurt. I went with more because what doesn’t go in the chicken goes in a bowl. Garam masala yogurt should be in the stores.
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Hey look, it’s one hour since the first marinating, so add in your yogurt and spice mix, stir well and leave, refrigerated for at least another hour.
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And we’re back. Next step: ghee. Melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat in something with a wide base. This is the water component foaming and evaporating. That will leave us with milk fat and milk solids. We want the fat only.
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Let’s start putting this together, shall we? Here’s 1.5 large sweet onions sautéing in our butter. I let the milk solids fry a bit in the fat to give it some richness.
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Holy cow, I forgot the almonds. So, I’m doing them now. They add body
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Good start on a mango chutney.
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I’ve never thought of that. Cool.
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Saw it made once. The fumes from toasting the seeds were memorable.
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Step 1: juice and pulp of six limes mixed with a heaping tablespoon of cayenne pepper.
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Step 2: 4-5lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into chunks (4-6) per thigh. Large bite sized, they will shrink and or break down a bit. Marinate for about an hour.
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What GORGEOUS documentation, Gregg. Thank you friendo.
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I was hoping you’d find this. 😊
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Buttah Chicken for EVA
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So it's safe to conclude you like your butter chicken hot and spicy?
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A little heat from the cayenne but big flavors particularly from the lime and cardamom.
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It all looks great! But I think if I used a tablespoon+ of my cayenne on that much chicken, it would be more than a little heat, and no one else in my house would be able to take it. I'd have to eat the entire batch myself! Actually this is starting to sound like a good idea.
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Oooo. Yay!
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Love ❤️
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Thank you.
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