One-pan Baked Butter Chicken

Name: One-pan Baked Butter Chicken
Ingredients: 1.2 kg/ 2.4lb (6 pieces) bone-in chicken thighs (, skin removed (Note 1); 1/2 cup plain yoghurt (, full fat); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp ginger (, finely grated); 2 cloves garlic (, finely grated or crushed); 1 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp garam masala (Note 2); 1/2 tsp chilli powder (pure, not US blend) or cayenne pepper powder); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 2 tbsp/ 30g melted ghee or butter (Note 3); 1 cup tomato passata (US: tomato puree) (Note 4); 3/4 cup heavy / thickened cream (or regular cream, or coconut milk); 1 1/2 tsp white sugar; 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1/2 cup coriander leaves (cilantro) (, for garnish (optional); Basmati rice (or other plain rice); Naan (easy - no kneading required!)

As seen on

RecipeTin Eats

Total Time

55 minutes

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Rating

(166)

Ingredients

5 servings

1.2 kg/ 2.4lb (6 pieces) bone-in chicken thighs (, skin removed (Note 1)
1/2 cup plain yoghurt (, full fat)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp ginger (, finely grated)
2 cloves garlic (, finely grated or crushed)
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp garam masala (Note 2)
1/2 tsp chilli powder (pure, not US blend) or cayenne pepper powder)
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
2 tbsp/ 30g melted ghee or butter (Note 3)
1 cup tomato passata (US: tomato puree) (Note 4)
3/4 cup heavy / thickened cream (or regular cream, or coconut milk)
1 1/2 tsp white sugar
3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
1/2 cup coriander leaves (cilantro) (, for garnish (optional)
Basmati rice (or other plain rice)
Naan (easy - no kneading required!)

Baking Beginner Dinner Dairy ...

How would you rate this recipe?

Preparation

Inline ingredients (beta)

Cook mode (keeps screen awake)

Click to complete

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan-forced).

Step 2

Coat chicken - Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl, then add the chicken and toss to coat.

Step 3

Optional marinade - overnight. (Note 5)

Step 4

Assemble - Mix Sauce ingredients in a 23 x 33cm / 9 x 13" baking dish. Place chicken in, smooth side up. Scrape residual marinade out of bowl and dab onto chicken surface.

Step 5

Bake 45 minutes, basting with sauce at the 30 minute and 40 minute mark. The sauce will change from pink to orangey-red (Note 6 for sauce thickening).