Butter Chicken Soup

Steps7

1. 1

   Step 1. Marinate the chicken

   Marinate the chicken with everything under the chicken marinade: ginger garlic paste, kashmiri chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, orange food coloring, ghee, yogurt and salt.

   Chicken thigh
2. 2

   Step 2. Sear the chicken

   Heat ghee and sear the chicken until fully cooked. Remove, chop into bite-sized pieces, and set aside.

   Chicken thigh
3. 3

   Step 3. Sauté the onions

   In the same pot, sauté the onions until softened. Stir in the cardamom, cumin, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, coriander and garam masala.

   Cumin seedsCoriander seedsCashew
4. 4

   Step 4. Simmer the soup base

   12m 30s

   Add the cashews, crushed tomatoes and chicken stock, then bring to a simmer for 10–15 minutes.

5. 5

   Step 5. Stir in the cream

   15 min

   Stir in the cooking cream, butter and fenugreek, and season with salt and pepper. Mix until fully combined and cook for another 15 minutes.

   Fenugreek leaves
6. 6

   Step 6. Return the chicken

   Return the chopped chicken to the pot.

   Chicken thigh
7. 7

   Step 7. Serve the soup

   Serve and enjoy, garnished with cilantro and croutons.