Name: Butter chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 500 g chicken thighs, skinless and boneless (cut in half); 3 cm ginger (peeled and roughly chopped); 6 cloves garlic; 1 green chilli; 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt; 3 tsp gram flour; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp chilli powder (I use Kashmiri); 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp ground coriander; pinch ground cinnamon; pint saffron strands (crushed); 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp butter (melted); 30 g unsalted butter; 6 cardamom pods (lightly crushed); 1 cinnamon stick; 4 cloves; 1 red onion (finely chopped); 4 cm ginger (grated); 3 chilli (red or green) (slit lengthways); 1 tsp chilli powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 200 ml passata; 200 ml double cream; 2 tsp honey; 1 tsp ground fenugreek; squeeze of lemon to taste; coriander leaves to garnish

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A collage of nine images showing steps of cooking: marinating meat, adding spices, grating ginger, skewering meat, mixing, sautéing onions and peppers, pouring cream, simmering meat in sauce, and serving with naan and coriander.

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