Tandoori chicken in a butter sauce

Makkhani murghi is a wonderfully simple but spectacular dish in which the Tandoori chicken is transformed with a creamy, gently spiced sauce

Tandoori chicken in a butter sauce

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

10

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp tomato purée

  • water, to mix

  • 2.5cm cube of fresh ginger, peeled and grated very finely to a pulp

  • 275ml single cream

  • 1 tsp garam masala

  • ¾ tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp sugar

  • 1 fresh, hot green chilli, finely chopped

  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

  • 1 tbsp fresh green coriander, very finely chopped

  • 4 tsp lemon juice

  • 1 tsp ground roasted cumin seeds

  • 110g unsalted butter

  • Tandoori-style chicken

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