Simple Butter Chicken Curry using a Hand Blender Butter Chicken simmers in a buttery tomato sauce and is punctuated by several special spices and herbs. Unlike most Indian curries where the preparation of the base starts with a blend of onion and a ginger garlic paste cooked in oil, butter chicken uses tomato as a base and is cooked in butter. Add the cream and butter and stir to combine.

Ingredients of Simple Butter Chicken Curry using a Hand Blender

  1. You need of A.
  2. It's 1 of Chicken breast.
  3. You need 1 tbsp of Curry powder.
  4. Prepare 5 tbsp of Yogurt.
  5. You need of B.
  6. You need 40 grams of Butter.
  7. It's 2 of knobs Ginger (finely chopped).
  8. You need 1 clove of Garlic (optional).
  9. It's 1 of Onions (finely chopped).
  10. You need 1 of Any vegetables (finely chopped).
  11. It's of C.
  12. You need 1 tbsp of Curry powder.
  13. Prepare 1 tbsp of Powdered paprika (optional).
  14. You need of D.
  15. You need 1 can of Canned tomato.
  16. You need of E.
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp of Salt.
  18. Prepare 2 tbsp of Honey.
  19. You need 50 ml of Yogurt (or heavy cream, milk).

Simple Butter Chicken Curry using a Hand Blender instructions

  1. Add the A ingredients into a bowl and tear the chicken breast into smaller pieces with your hands. Mix everything together..
  2. Put the B ingredients into a pot and stir-fry over low heat. Cover the pot with a lid. When the vegetables have wilted, mix in the C ingredients and continue to stir-fry..
  3. Pour in the canned tomatoes and mix well. Cover the pot with a lid once more and lightly simmer on low heat for 5 minutes..
  4. Turn off the heat. When the mixture stops bubbling, take your hand blender and blend the mixture until smooth. Blend until the curry reaches your preferred smoothness..
  5. Add the chicken, the marinade, and the rest of the A ingredients into the curry and mix thoroughly. Put the curry back on a low heat and simmer gently for a further 3 minutes..
  6. Mix in the E ingredients and the curry is ready to serve I made twice the amount I specified in this recipe..

A restaurant style recipe adapted to the Instant Pot. Blend the cooked ingredients using an immersion blender or in a regular blender. I used my immersion blender, which I could use directly in the pot. Chicken cooked in a spiced tomato gravy. UK curry lovers can't seem to get enough of Chicken Tikka Masala; the The paste is thicker and makes the curry richer but if you get good quality tomatoes putting them through a blender and using them would be ideal.

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