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Butter chicken loaded fries
Butter chicken loaded fries, from above
Non vegDelhi x United States

Butter chicken loaded fries

The fries came for the party and stayed for the gravy.

60 minTime
29 gProtein each
mildSpice
Loaded, the Delhi way2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
618kcalsame
29 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Potato3 large, cut into fries
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 litre for frying (about 5 tbsp absorbed)
Chicken, boneless300 g boneless thighs, small dice
Hung curd (greek yogurt)⅓ cup, divided
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp, divided
Garam masala½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp, divided
Salt1½ tsp, divided
Butter2 tbsp
Tomato puree¾ cup
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)¼ cup
Sugar1 tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)2 tsp, crushed
Cheddar cheese¾ cup, grated
Onion½ red onion, finely diced
Green chilli1, sliced
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Chaat masala1 tsp

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Rinse and dry the fries. Fry at 160°C on medium heat for 6 minutes and drain.
  2. 2Toss the chicken with 40 g hung curd, half the chilli, garam masala, half the ginger garlic paste and 1/2 tsp salt. Rest 15 minutes.
  3. 3Melt the butter in a pan on high heat. Sear the chicken 4 minutes, then lower to medium. Add the rest of the ginger garlic paste and chilli for 30 seconds.
  4. 4Add the tomato puree, sugar and 1/2 tsp salt and simmer 8 minutes. Stir in the cream and kasuri methi and simmer 2 minutes until no pink remains in the chicken.
  5. 5Fry the fries again at 190°C for 3 minutes. Toss with chaat masala and the remaining salt, spread on a tray and scatter the cheddar. Grill 2 minutes.
  6. 6Spoon the butter chicken over, then dot with the remaining hung curd and finish with onion, green chilli and coriander.
Serve it like this

Serve on a warm platter or in a cast iron pan, butter chicken pooled in the centre, curd dots around, and onion, chilli and coriander scattered on top.

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What goes with Butter chicken loaded fries: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Kachumber salad10 min
On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
To drink Masala chaas10 min
To drink Feni with lime soda3 min
Something sweet Rasmalai kunafa75 min
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