Guga Butter Chicken

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Creamy butter chicken served over basmati rice.
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Ingredients for 5

  • Chicken Thighs (5-7)

  • Salt (to taste)

  • Pepper (to taste)

  • Minced ginger (to taste)

  • 1-2 tbsp garlic paste

  • Kashmiri Chilli Powder (to taste)

  • SAUCE INGREDIENTS

  • 500 grams roughly slit tomatoes

  • 100 grams roughly cut onions

  • 1 tbsp garlic paste

  • 50 grams cashews

  • 1/2 tsp garam masala

  • 4 tbsp sugar

  • 2 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder

  • 5 tbsp butter

  • 3 tbsp heavy cream

  • 2 tbsp malt vinegar

  • 1.5 tbsp white vinegar

Directions

  • Step 1

    CHICKEN PREP

  • Step 2

    Mix chicken thighs, salt, pepper and Kashmiri chili powder in a large mixing bowl until chicken is evenly coated.

  • Step 3

    Seal in airtight bag either with vacuum sealer or water emersión technique. Cook immediately or freeze for later.

  • Step 4

    SAUCE PREP

  • Step 5

    Slow melt butter in large pan over medium-low heat.

  • Step 6

    Add chopped unions and sauté for 5 minutes.

  • Step 7

    Add tomatoes, cashews and water (just enough to almost cover tomatoes). Stir and let simmer on medium-low heat for 25 minutes.

  • Step 8

    Add dry spices, sugar and vinegars. Stir and let simmer on medium-low heat for another 10 minutes.

  • Step 9

    Taste and add salt as needed. Add cream, stir and let simmer another 5 minutes.

  • Step 10

    Transfer to large mixing bowl and used a hand blender to emulsify solids.

  • Step 11

    Strain solid material until sauce is creamy smooth.

  • Step 12

    Transfer sauce to ziplock bag and store in refrigerator for later.

  • Step 13

    PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

  • Step 14

    Set sous vide to 167 F.

  • Step 15

    Cook chicken at 168 F for two hours, or 2.5 hours if frozen.

  • Step 16

    With ten minutes remaining, add sauce to sous vide to warm up. Do not leave longer than ten minutes or butter and cream will start to separate.

  • Step 17

    Brown chicken in a large skillet with some oil

  • Step 18

    Cut chicken into small pieces and place in serving dish. Cover chicken with sauce.

  • Step 19

    Serve over basmati rice and enjoy.

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