Name: Not so basic, Butter Chicken
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken Thighs, boneless, skinless, halved; 150 g Greek Yoghurt, full-fat; 1 tbsp Ginger, finely grated; 1 tbsp Garlic, crushed; 2 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder, or 1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika plus 1/2 tsp cayenne; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric; 1 tsp Kasuri Methi, crushed (optional); 1/2 Lemon, juiced; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Neutral Oil, vegetable or canola; 2 Onion, large, roughly chopped; 1 Carrot, small, chopped; 4 cloves Garlic, peeled, smashed; 2 cm knob Ginger, peeled, roughly sliced; 2 Tomato, or a 200 g tin of crushed tomatoes; 60 ml Neutral Oil; 1/4 tsp Ground Turmeric; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 tsp Ground Coriander; 1 tsp Salt; 90 g Butter, 30 g reserved cold, to finish; 1 tbsp Ghee, or butter; 3 tbsp Tomato Paste; 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder, or 3/4 tsp sweet paprika plus 1/4 tsp cayenne; 2 tsp Sweet Paprika, colour, no heat; 1 tsp Garam Masala; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 2 tsp Caster Sugar; 150 ml Heavy Cream, thickened cream, plus a little to swirl

Not so basic, Butter Chicken | Saturday Cookoff