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Butter Chicken (F)

Fuel Type F
Keyword butter chicken
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1/2 cup lemon juice I use fresh
  • 1/2 cup 0% Greek yogurt
  • 2 tsp mineral salt
  • 1 Tbsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 2 lbs skinless boneless chicken cut into 1” pieces

Butter Sauce

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 Tbsp Nutiva buttery coconut oil
  • 1/2 medium onion- diced
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds optional
  • 1 tsp ginger powder or 1Tbsp of freshly grated
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or 4 cloves smashed and chopped
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 14 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup canned coconut milk

Instructions

  • Add all marinade ingredients to bowl, mix to combine, then add chicken pieces.
  • Let marinate for one hour up to 24 hours
  • Place butter and coconut oil in large frying pan over medium high heat.
  • Add onions, and cumin seed sauté for 5 minutes
  • Add chicken pieces, along with marinade, sauté another 5 minutes.
  • Add all other sauce ingredients- mix well, cover and continue cooking 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve over cauliflower rice if desired.