A Little Taste of India - Butter Chicken

[Kimmyh]

The butter chicken is a real favourite in our house. Lots of sauce leftover which I freeze for another time. Well worth the effort to make.

[kyton]

Really lovely mild dish. I used 1kg chicken breast that I marinated for 2hrs. Subbed white wine vinegar for Apple cider vinegar. Only added 1/4 teaspoon of chilli for the kids.

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[KristySpiegl]

We love this dish. With the massive amount of sauce it makes, I had success using 1.4kg chicken beast and doubling the marinade. I cooked the extra marinated chicken in a pan and added it to the dish at the end. An absolute potluck winner.

[Kimmyh]

We love this recipe too. I make a full batch and use half the sauce and 500g chicken (cooked in frypan) to feed the four of us, then freeze remaining sauce for a quick meal next time. Vegetable biryani is yummy too.

[maddy]

I think once you make this, the other recipes pale in comparison.
This is requested every week here...love it!

[WenV]

Hi all, I've been away from the forum for a while and just getting back into more cooking and checking out this forum for recipe ideas.  Could I please ask if this book is a new Indian cookbook from Thermomix?  I ate butter chicken for the first time,  when I visited Adelaide for a work conference last year, cooked the authentic way, and fell in love with the flavour of the curry dish.  I would love to replicate it at home. Thanks in advance!
Wendy

[judydawn]

Hi wenv, nice to see you again.  We love our 'old' members popping back in.

No, this is not an official TMX book, it's one of several books for the Thermomix from a lass called skinnymixers and you can buy them here http://skinnymixers.myshopify.com

[WenV]

Thanks very much, judydawn! Will check it out.

[Kimmyh]

Your pics are fabulous maddy. I agree, there is no substitute for this recipe. It's divine.

[blackwood]

I know you shouldn't compare recipes, but I really want to make Butter chicken! For the people who have made both, which recipe should I begin with...Quirky Cooking butter chicken or Skinnymixers one?

I bought the Little Taste of India book, glanced at the Butter Chicken recipe and put it aside because it 'looked' complicated (yes I was being lazy and it's probably not as long as it seems!) and I needed to go and buy a few ingredients!

Any thoughts on how the two recipes differ in taste? spiciness etc? Thanks!

[cookie1]

I'm afraid to say I haven't made Skinnymixers recipe yet. I must do it.

[kyton]

Skinnymixers isn't really that difficult. You just need to give yourself a bit of time the first time. I do this sometimes when I feel like I need to concentrate on a recipe.

[Cornish Cream]

Very neat and handy Kyton.

[jeninwa]

Great idea Kyton, we love this butter chicken recipe, I follow the recipe, till the step where you add the chicken, then slow cook it, as I always add more chicken. I also use almonds instead of cashews and some times replace the cream with coconut cream.

[cookie1]

That food looks delicious. I haven't made Butter Chicken for ages. Kyton I do love your arrangement of things.