Butter Chicken

I've wanted to start broadening my horizons as far as cuisine goes so I've decided to learn some traditional Indian dishes. This one, Butter Chicken is well known and loved and I think mine turned out delicious. I also tried it with shrimp also but didn't add the heavy cream or butter, so it's a little more health conscious.

Butter Chicken

Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound chicken, cubed
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 onion, finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon garam masala seasoning

1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

 1/2 cup frozen peas

 pinch salt

To Make:

Begin by melting the butter in a saucepan and add in the onions. Add a dash of salt. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat. Next, add the cubed chicken and all of the spices. Mix around and let the chicken cook on medium heat until it starts to soak in the flavors. Cook covered for 3 minutes to cook the chicken through.

Add in the tomato paste and thoroughly mix together. Next, add the cream and the peas. Mix and cook covered for 3 minutes until the peas are no longer frozen.

Serve with warm rice.

Spicy Indian Shrimp:

* Use the same ingredients but substitute the chicken with shrimp, butter with olive oil and the heavy cream with vegetable or chicken stock.