Many of you have inquired about Ajeet’s butter chicken recipe, so we’re excited to share it! We’d like to credit The Golden Balance for his fantastic recipe and detailed video instructions—perfect if you need guidance. We love this butter chicken, especially because it’s a healthy, weight-loss-friendly option. And yes, it is butter chicken without the butter, but the flavors are still there and incredible! We love using our Tagine for this dish, as it really locks in all those delicious flavors. We got ours from Amazon, I will link it here!
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast tenders
- Low fat yogurt
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Red chili powder
- Smoked paprika
- Turmeric
- Garam masala
- Salt
- Olive oil
- White onion
- Tomato paste
- Canned crushed tomato
- Light coconut milk (or fat free half and half)
- Cilantro
- White rice
Instructions:
- Cube the chicken breast tenders on a cutting board. Throw the chicken cubes into a mixing bowl
- Add low fat yogurt to your chicken and grate a garlic clove and some ginger.
- Now it’s time to add the seasoning. Add a generous amount of red chili pepper, garam masala, smoked paprika, turmeric, and a pinch of salt.
- Drizzle olive oil on top of everything in your mixing bowl.
- Mix and marinade the chicken.
- Heat your Tagine to a medium high and throw in your chicken. Cook until the chicken is about 75% of the way done.
- Remove the chicken on to a separate dish while you make the sauce.
- Dice an onion and throw it into the Tagine.
- Once the onions have softened add a little bit of tomato paste. Mix the paste with the onions and caramelize.
- Add more grated garlic and ginger to your onions. Add some of crushed tomatoes. Add all of your seasonings from step three again.
- Let it cook for a little bit and add some coconut milk.
- Blend to your desired consistency.
- Add your chicken back into the sauce. Fold your chicken into the sauce to combine all the flavors. Cook until chicken is cook all the way through.
- Finish with some chopped fresh cilantro and serve with rice!
