Chicken in creamy tomato sauce

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Ingredients

For chicken:

• 800 g of chicken without skin and bones;
• 2 cloves garlic;
• a small piece of ginger (2 cm);
• ½ teaspoon of sea salt;
• ½ teaspoon ground chili;
• 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice;
• 75 ml of natural yoghurt;
• ½ teaspoon garam masala (you can replace this curry seasoning);
• ½ teaspoon turmeric;
• 1 teaspoon ground zirium seeds;
• 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
  
  

For sauce:

• 1 ½ tablespoon of melted or soft unsalted butter;
• 2 crushed cloves of garlic;
• a small piece of crushed ginger (2 cm);
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom;
• 2 carnations;
• 1 teaspoon ground parsley;
• 1 teaspoon of garam masala;
• 1 teaspoon turmeric;
• 1 teaspoon ground chili;
• 275 ml of tomato puree;
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice;
• 40 g of unsalted butter;
• 100 ml of thick cream;
• salt and black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

In a deep bowl, stir the chicken with chopped garlic, grated ginger, salt, chili and lemon juice. Cover the bowl with food film and leave for 30 minutes.

Mix yoghurt, garam masala, turmeric and zir, and chant the mixture with chicken. Again, cover the meat with a film and leave to marinate for another 3-4 hours.

Lay the chicken on the grill, put it on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 180 minutes to 8-10 minutes. Then oil the chicken with vegetable oil, turn over and cook for another 10-12 minutes, until the meat is completely baked.

Now prepare the sauce. Put on a heated frying pan 1 ½ tablespoon of melted or butter, add garlic and ginger to it. In a minute, add the rest of the seasonings. Stir and fry for another 1-2 minutes until the spices start to emit a spicy aroma. Add the tomato puree and lemon juice and cook for a couple of minutes.

Put the chicken in a frying pan with sauce and mix well. Then add 40 g of butter and cream and cook the dish until the sauce thickens. Salt and pepper to taste.

Before serving, sprinkle chicken with ground coriander.

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