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Slow-Simmered Butter Chicken with Ginger
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Slow-Simmered Butter Chicken with Ginger

★★★★★ 4.6 (138 ratings)

Our Butter Chicken leans on yellow onion and patience: the kind of plate you make on a quiet evening, then finished with Ginger.

Prep
18 min
Cook
68 min
Servings
2
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients

What you'll need

  • 1 lb butter chicken
  • 2 tsp yellow onion
  • 1 medium garlic-ginger paste
  • 1 lb ground cumin
  • a pinch turmeric
  • 4 oz garam masala
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • to taste a squeeze of citrus
Method

Step by step

  1. Season the butter chicken generously and let it sit while you prep the aromatics.
  2. Build the base: cook the onion, garlic and spices until soft and fragrant.
  3. Add the butter chicken and cook it through, letting it take on color and soak up the seasoning.
  4. Rest briefly, adjust the salt and acid, and finish with fresh herbs before serving.
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