MAT SALLEH MAKES INDIAN FOOD: BUTTER CHICKEN

MAT SALLEH MAKES INDIAN FOOD: BUTTER CHICKEN

Recently some of my subscribers have been asking me to make Indian food. I thought this would be a good challenge as I have never made Indian food before. Therefore I wanted to make my favourite Indian dish and that is Butter Chicken.

I have watched people doing Indian food mukbang and eating challenges and I think they are interesting but I wanted to try and make it myself.

I followed this recipe: https://cafedelites.com/butter-chicken/

INGREDIENTS

For the chicken marinade:
28 oz (800g) boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger (or finely grated)
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon of salt

For the sauce:
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons ghee (or 1 tbs butter + 1 tbs oil)
1 large onion, sliced or chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced or finely grated
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon ground coriander
14 oz (400 g) crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to your taste preference)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
1 cup of heavy or thickened cream (or evaporated milk to save calories)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi (or dried fenugreek leaves)

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl, combine chicken with all of the ingredients for the chicken marinade; let marinate for 30 minutes to an hour (or overnight if time allows).

Heat oil in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat. When sizzling, add chicken pieces in batches of two or three, making sure not to crowd the pan. Fry until browned for only 3 minutes on each side. Set aside and keep warm. (You will finish cooking the chicken in the sauce.)

Heat butter or ghee in the same pan. Fry the onions until they start to sweat (about 6 minutes) while scraping up any browned bits stuck on the bottom of the pan.

Add garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant, then add ground coriander, cumin and garam masala. Let cook for about 20 seconds until fragrant, while stirring occasionally.

Add crushed tomatoes, chili powder and salt. Let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce thickens and becomes a deep brown red colour.

Remove from heat, scoop mixture into a blender and blend until smooth. You may need to add a couple tablespoons of water to help it blend (up to 1/4 cup). Work in batches depending on the size of your blender.

Pour the puréed sauce back into the pan. Stir the cream, sugar and crushed kasoori methi (or fenugreek leaves) through the sauce. Add the chicken with juices back into the pan and cook for an additional 8-10 minutes until chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thick and bubbling.

Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with fresh, hot garlic butter rice and fresh homemade Naan bread!


I am Mat Salleh TV. I started my YouTube channel in 2017 and it has grown quite quickly since then. I have subscribers from many countries from across the world and I really appreciate the support of every single subscriber. I started my channel by making reaction videos to German rap music but since then I made content, vlogs, reactions and different types of videos about music, culture, history, comedy, viral videos and many other subjects about countries from around the world.

I am from Scotland in UK but I have lived and worked in Asia for the last 10 years (since 2011). I moved to Malaysia in 2011 then stayed for 1 year before I moved to Shanghai, China. I then moved to Bangkok, Thailand and back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where I have been since 2014. I love Asia in general but I love Asian food, Asian culture and Asian history. I especially like South East Asia and Turkey.

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MAT SALLEH MAKES INDIAN FOOD: BUTTER CHICKEN