Divinely Delicious Butter Chicken (At the Request of Marlene)

Marinade

250ml of plain yoghurt (the orange and white candy stripe carton)

2 tablespoons of Lemon Juice

2 table spoons of minced garlic and ginger paste

2 tspns chicken braai

A quarter teaspn chillie powder

¼ tspn fine cloves

¼ tspn fne cinnamon

¼ tspn fine cardamom

3 tspn chicken braai

Mix all of the above and marinate about 500g of chicken breasts in this. The longer you marinade the yummier this get but u can make and fry immediately if u like.

Fry this in a pan with a little bit of olive or fish oil, just wet the pan with oil and fry till golden brown.

Sauce

• Just a little less than 1 tin of fine tomato puree pour into a pot on low heat
• Add a knob of butter (its supposed to be half a cup but I have omitted the butter ironically altogether)
• Add the rest of the marinade that remains in the bowl and stir into the pot with the tomato and butter.
• Add 2 TBspns lemon juice
• Hmmn add the chicken and give it a nice simmer
• After the simmer add some coriander if you want some more flavor although this isn’t according to the proper butter chicken recipe

And Finally the CREAM

• Add about 100-125ml of fresh cream (unwhipped, I’m sure you can use the rest in a very delicious way) just before serving and stir in.
• The color should be a rich orangey gravy yum yum yum

To be served with steamed Basmati rice and roast potatoes and finished with a delicious dessert. Check the desserts in store:)