Chicken Thighs with Butter Sauce

  • Good for
    4 serving
  • Cooking Time
    60 min
Ingredients:
  • Qualiko chicken thighs - 900g
  • Chopped garlic cloves - 2 pc
  • Ground chili - ½ tsp
  • Grated ginger - 2 tsp
  • Cumin - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric - ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon juice - 3 tbsp
  • Garam masala - ½ tsp
  • Natural yougurt - 75 ml
  • Vegetable oil - 1-2 tbsp
Sauce:
  • Butter - 1 tbsp
  • Chopped garlic clove - 2 pc
  • Grated ginger - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala - 1 tsp
  • Cardamom seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cloves - 2 pc
  • Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
  • Ground chili - 1 tsp
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
  • Peeled tomatoes - 275 ml
  • Rich cream - 100 ml

How to cook?

  • Place the chicken in a bowl with garlic, ginger, salt, chili and lemon juice. Mix and cover with a film and cool for 30 minutes.
  • Mix yogurt, garam masala, turmeric and cumin and add the chicken, making sure that each piece is well coated with the mixture. Cover again and refrigerate 3-4 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Put the marinated chicken pieces on a grill mounted on a baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the chicken pieces with a little oil and turn them over. Bake for another 10-12 minutes.
  • For sauce: heat the oil in a saucepan and add the garlic and ginger. Fry for a minute or so, and then add cardamom, cloves, coriander, garam masala, turmeric and chili. Stir well and fry for 1-2 minutes. Stir with tomato and lemon juice and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chicken pieces to the sauce and mix well, so the sauce will coat the chicken.
  • Finally, add butter and cream and mix continuously until the butter melts and the sauce becomes smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve a dish on a textured wooden board. Decorate with chili, a slice of lemon and sliced coriander.