Surinder's Butter Chicken Curry
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs. chicken (Brest or thigh) diced into bite size pieces
- 4 tbsp. ghee
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 cup of Surinder’s Butter Chicken sauce
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream or 1 ½ cup coconut cream
- 2 tbs. fresh cilantro (for garnishing)
Marinate Ingredients
- 4 tbs. of Surinder’s Marinate for butter chicken
- 2 tsp. ghee
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- ½ cup plain yogurt
Directions
Marinating Chicken
- Mix all 4 marinate ingredients (above) and add to the diced
chicken - Mix thoroughly until all pieces are covered
- Cover and refrigerate for 4-6 hours or overnight for better flavor
- Stir Fry marinated chicken in 2 tbsp. ghee for 10 minutes and discard all leftover liquid
- Set-aside until ready to make the butter chicken curry.
Making the Curry
- Heat 2 tbs. ghee plus 1 tbs vegetable oil in in sauce pan on medium high
heat - Add marinated cooked chicken and cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to low and add 1 cup Surinder’s Butter Chicken sauce and
cook for 5 minutes. - Add heavy cream or coconut cream and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Taste for salt and spice and adjust to personal taste.
Tips
To make the dish less spicy, you may add 1 tsp sugar and ¼ cup heavy cream or
coconut cream. Alternatively, add ½ cup tomato puree and cook for another 6-8
minutes.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with Naan, Rice, and tomato cucumber
onion lime salad


