Get in the kitchen, it takes hardly any effort at all for this dish. Get rid of the too expensive jars of thick stuff! Yes, I know Costco does have a tasty Butter Chicken dish, but there's nothing like the sweet aroma of Indian spices simmering in the kitchen.
If you really love it make up a jar of the spices and keep it on hand so you can just add them all at once in the future. It would be a nice blend to add to mayo to spice up a sandwich or to sprinkle on salad with oil and a mild flavored vinegar, a french fry salt of sorts or add to sour cream/yogurt for a veggie or pita dip. Include the sugar in the blend as some of these spices can be a bit smokey without the sweet balance.
Here we go...
You'll need:
- 6 boneless skinless Chicken Thighs OR 3 medium sized boneless skinless Chicken Breasts
- 2 tbsp cooking oil (not peanut)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
First Step Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger (or a 1/2 tsp dry spice)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup canned crush tomato & 1/2 large can diced tomato
- OR 1 large can of diced tomato
- 3/4 cup of chicken broth
Spice Blend: (do up 10 times the amount and store a batch in a jar)
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 3/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/8 tsp ground cardamon
- 2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper
In a medium to large frying pan with a lid add all of the First Step Sauce ingredients AND Spice Blend. Simmer, stirring occasionally on medium heat for 30-60 minutes.
Then in another frying pan add chicken and oil and brown on medium-high heat on all sides. Add the chicken to sauce and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Stir in sour cream and serve immediately on rice. I added steamed broccoli and cauliflower. I hate veggies, but covered in this sauce it was amazing.
ENJOY!!!