HOMEMADE BUTTER CHICKEN ON A “PIZZA”

Recipe and photo: Lee Ann Ferrue
This is the butter chicken recipe I always use. Easy and very lekker.

• 4 – 5 skinless chicken thighs
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• ⅓ cup Greek yoghurt
• juice of ½ a lemon
• 1 can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 ¼ cup heavy cream
• Seasoning:
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• In a bowl, mix the seasoning ingredients and place aside.
• Cube the chicken, place in ‘n separate bowl, add half the seasoning, garlic paste, ginger paste, yogurt and lemon juice and mix through.
• In a large pan, heat the oil and 2 tablespoons butter to medium heat.
• Add the chicken cubes and cook 4 – 5 minutes, stirring until fully cooked.
• Remove the chicken from the pan.
• Bring the heat down to low, add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with the remaining seasoning and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the tomato sauce and sugar and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream, mix and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked chicken and mix through.
• Place a few naan breads on a baking sheet, covered with foil and sprayed with cook and spray.
• Sprinkle cheese on the naan breads or use cheese slices, spoon the butter chicken on top of the cheese, sprinkle cheese in top of the chicken and bake in a warm oven until the cheese is melted.
• Note:
• I had some left over naan dough, so I just used that dough and it actually tasted very good. I’ve shared my naan recipe in the group (see link), but ready made pizza bases could do the trick as well.
• https://yourrecipeblog.com/recipes/easy-no-yeast-naan/