Another Butter Chicken thread.

[Spryte]

My neighbor knew that our son with dairy allergies was gone tonight, and she brought me butter chicken.

 

Gasp! I love butter chicken but haven't had it in ten years!

 

We don't keep allergens in the house usually, well - not for cooking - and I haven't had it since DS was diagnosed with his allergies.

 

Oh. My. Goodness. It's even better when it feels like you're getting away with something!

[Guest]

Good neighbor you got there!

[Spryte]

Good neighbor you got there!

She is a keeper. And her kids are amazing, too.

 

That's it. We're never moving.

 

:)

[KungFuPanda]

I LOVE butter chicken. I've only made it a few times, but it was amazing.

[nd293]

I've made a pretty decent butter chicken without dairy: I use a little coconut cream in the marinade, and then use cashew paste (bought or homemade) to thicken the sauce and give it the right consistency.

 

It's worth a try because butter chicken is not something I'd want to go without!

[MotherGoose]

I think I need a recipe...

[Spryte]

I've made a pretty decent butter chicken without dairy: I use a little coconut cream in the marinade, and then use cashew paste (bought or homemade) to thicken the sauce and give it the right consistency.

 

It's worth a try because butter chicken is not something I'd want to go without!

Yum! That sounds amazing. Want to wrack your brain for more substitutes? Something to sub for the cashew paste? I wonder if we could use the separated top from the coconut milk? Fake butter? Now I'm hopeful.

 

We are no peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, lentil, banana, dairy, egg, wheat. And almost no raw foods. Only the first five are anaphylactic, but ugh! And I'm no shellfish. Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and create food tablets so we never have to cook again.

[BooksandBoys]

I've made a pretty decent butter chicken without dairy: I use a little coconut cream in the marinade, and then use cashew paste (bought or homemade) to thicken the sauce and give it the right consistency.

 

It's worth a try because butter chicken is not something I'd want to go without!

Recipe please! I miss butter chicken!

[idnib]

Yum! That sounds amazing. Want to wrack your brain for more substitutes? Something to sub for the cashew paste? I wonder if we could use the separated top from the coconut milk? Fake butter? Now I'm hopeful.

 

We are no peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, lentil, banana, dairy, egg, wheat. And almost no raw foods. Only the first five are anaphylactic, but ugh! And I'm no shellfish. Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and create food tablets so we never have to cook again.

 

What about seeds? You can buy sunflower seed butter or make your own. You can toast them first to avoid eating them raw, maybe?

Edited September 6, 2016 by idnib

[SparklyUnicorn]

yum....yum...sounds divine

 

I would be very sad to have to live without butter. 

 

 

[trulycrabby]

This is almost as good as the taco thread.

 

There has got to be some yummy, loaded with fat substitute for the butter. I would suggest olive oil, but then it would be olive oil chicken which also sounds delicious but different from butter chicken.

[MotherGoose]

Lard? :D I still haven't seen an actual recipe so I can't help too much ;). Don't need specifics, just general idea.

[Spryte]

What about seeds? You can buy sunflower seed butter or make your own. You can toast them first to avoid eating them raw, maybe?

What a great idea!

[Spryte]

what is butter chicken?

Pure deliciousness. It's an Indian dish: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_chicken

 

I've never had great success making it, but my neighbor friend grew up with it and hers is amazing. She uses ghee, not butter. :)

Edited September 7, 2016 by Spryte

[nd293]

Recipe please! I miss butter chicken!

The non-dairy one was a Whole30 experiment, so I don't have a recipe: For normal butter chicken I just sort of make it now, but these are two recipes I've bookmarked:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/6475/butter+chicken

http://showmethecurry.com/curries/butter-chicken-murgh-makhani.html

 

Sometimes I buy a spice packet from the Indian grocer and use the recipe on the back.

 

The basic idea is to marinade the chicken in yoghurt and spices - in the dairy free version I substituted coconut cream for the yoghurt.

 

For the sauce I'd use olive oil instead of butter for frying, and then stir in cashew paste instead of cream.

 

I always grill the chicken then add it to the sauce - I think that adds flavour over the versions that simmer the chicken in the sauce.

[AMJ]

The non-dairy one was a Whole30 experiment, so I don't have a recipe: For normal butter chicken I just sort of make it now, but these are two recipes I've bookmarked:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/6475/butter+chicken

http://showmethecurry.com/curries/butter-chicken-murgh-makhani.html

 

Sometimes I buy a spice packet from the Indian grocer and use the recipe on the back.

 

The basic idea is to marinade the chicken in yoghurt and spices - in the dairy free version I substituted coconut cream for the yoghurt.

 

For the sauce I'd use olive oil instead of butter for frying, and then stir in cashew paste instead of cream.

 

I always grill the chicken then add it to the sauce - I think that adds flavour over the versions that simmer the chicken in the sauce.

 

 

Thank you, that sounds wonderful!  Maybe I can try this this weekend....   mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........................

[momacacia]

Whoop, don't like curry. I'm out!