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One-pan Baked Butter Chicken

Name: One-pan Baked Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2.4 lb chicken thighs; 1/2 cup plain yoghurt; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp ginger; 2 clove garlic; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 2 tbsp melted ghee or butter; 1 cup tomato passata; 3/4 cup heavy / thickened cream; 1 1/2 tsp white sugar; 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; Basmati rice; Naan

Serves 5 · 55 min total

One-pan Baked Butter Chicken includes chicken thighs, plain yoghurt, lemon juice. Total time: 55 minutes. Serves 5.

Ingredients

2.4 lb chicken thighs, bone-in, Note 1, skin removed

Butter chicken marinade9

½ cup plain yoghurt, full fat

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp ginger, finely grated

2 cloves garlic, finely grated or crushed

1 tsp turmeric powder

2 tsp garam masala, Note 2

½ tsp chilli powder, pure, not US blend, or cayenne pepper powder

1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

Butter chicken curry sauce5

2 tbsp melted ghee or butter, Note 3

1 cup tomato passata, US: tomato puree, Note 4

¾ cup heavy / thickened cream, or regular cream, or coconut milk

1½ tsp white sugar

¾ tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

Serving3

½ cup coriander leaves, cilantro, optional, for garnish

Basmati rice, or other plain rice

Naan, easy – no kneading required!

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