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Showing posts with label my first post. Show all posts

Monday, April 25, 2011

For the Love of Butter Chicken

First of all, I would like to say, "Welcome to my blog!".  After months of "Should I?  Shouldn't I?", I have finally taken the plunge and created my own blog.  Here I will post some of my culinary adventures where I can express my love and passion for cooking.  I really hope you enjoy and will follow me on my trails.  This very first post is regarding Saturday's lunch - Indian butter chicken.  
I have adapted this recipe from Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi, where I first found him cooking on a youtube video.  Here are some of the ingredients used to make the sauce:





Diced tomatoes and spices should be cooked until soft and mushy, for approximately 10 minutes.








Once tomatoes are soft, pulse in the food processor until smooth.
Next step is to pour sauce through a sieve to remove all tomato seeds, skin, etc.  These are thrown out, and you are left with a smooth, aromatic, tomato gravy.
Sauce is then returned to skillet, add your chicken (I like to use cubed chicken breast).  The last step is to add whipping cream, which makes the sauce creamy and delicious!  







I always like to serve basmati rice and naan bread with the butter chicken.  The best part of the butter chicken, for me is the sauce.  The naan bread is perfect for dipping!