Healthy Butter Chicken (murgh Makhani)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized cubes
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated gingerroot
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 spray a 12" nonstick skillet with cooking spray and sear the chicken cubes. once done, take the chicken out of the pan and put aside.
• 2 sauté onion in one teaspoon of canola oil on low heat.
• 3 add turmeric powder and sauté for another 1 minute, stirring constantly. add tomato paste and sauté another minute.
• 4 add butter, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, garam masala, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, cumin and sauté for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 add chicken back to the pan and cook for another 3 minutes.
• 6 stir in milk, yogurt, tomato puree, and water.
• 7 simmer for 30-45 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.