RECIPE - Butter Chicken

It has been awhile since I've put up new recipes so I'll be putting up 2 recipes. Hereis the first. Enjoy!

Butter Chicken (taken from the Australian Cookbook)
This recipe is a traditional, mild North Indian cuisine, one of the most popular dishes in Indian restaurants in Australia.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 2cm piece Ginger, peeled
• 1 large onion, peeled and quartered
• 100g Butter
• 20g Olive Oil
• 4 ripe Roma Tomatoes, chopped
• 150g Raw Cashew nuts
• 100g water
• 680g Chicken Breast, diced into 2-3cm cubes
• 200g Cream
• 1 tsp Garam Masala (can also be made with Thermomix, will also post this soon)
• 1 tsp of Tumeric Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt to taste

 Method:

1. Place cumin and fennel into TM bowl and dry roast for 2 mins/ 100 degree/ speed 1, then mill for 2mins/ speed 8. Take it out and set aside.
2. Place garlic, ginger and onion into TM bowl and chop for 5secs/ speed 7.
3. Add butter and oil and cook for 3mins/ 100 degree/ speed 1.
4. Add tomatoes, cashews and water into TM bowl, pureefor 1mins/ speed 8.
5. Add all remaining ingredients, including cream and chicken (keep aside 1 tsp of cumin and fennel). Cook for 20-25mins/ 100 degree/ reverse and spoon setting.
6. Add one extra cube of butter at the end of cooking plus the remaining fennel, cumin and some extra Garam Masala.
7. Garnish with coriander, serve with Naan bread.

To download this recipe, visit http://www.esnips.com/web/Thermomix-farah