One-pan Baked Butter Chicken

Name: One-pan Baked Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
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!))

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⏱ 55 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 45min 📊 Medium 🍽 5 servings ⭐ 5.0 (243) 👁 8

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F (180°C fan-forced).
Coat chicken - Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl, then add the chicken and toss to coat.
Optional marinade - overnight. (Note 5)
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.
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).
Serve - Rest for 5 minutes. Then serve over basmati rice, garnished with coriander if desired! Naan for mopping would make everyone extra happy. :)

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Nutrition per serving

Protein30g

Carbs8g

Fat44g

545kcal

30gProtein

8gCarbs

44gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2880.00

Per Serving
$576.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$5760.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (72% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
/ 2.4lb	1.2 kg	-
plain yoghurt	0.5 cup	-
lemon juice	1 tbsp	$10.00
ginger	1 tbsp	$16.00
garlic	2 cloves	$395.00
turmeric powder	1 tsp	$40.00
garam masala	2 tsp	-
chilli powder	0.5 tsp	-
ground cumin	1 tsp	$27.00
cooking salt / kosher salt	0.5 tsp	$1.00
/ 30g melted ghee or butter	2 tbsp	$33.00
tomato passata	1 cup	$125.00
heavy / thickened cream	0.75 cup	$124.00
white sugar	0.5 tsp	-
cooking salt / kosher salt	0.75 tsp	$1.00
coriander leaves	0.5 cup	$2108.00
Basmati rice	-	-
Naan	-	-