Cheesy butter chicken in a golden creamy sauce

Malaysian Fusion · Dinner · Sambal & Cili

Cheesy Butter Chicken

Malaysian-style butter chicken: turmeric-marinated chicken cubes fried in Anchor Unsalted Butter, then simmered with curry leaves, lemongrass, bird's eye chilli, Greek yogurt and Perfect Italiano Mozzarella.

Cooking time
35 min
Servings
3 pax
Difficulty
Easy

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves 3

  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into cubes and tossed with turmeric powder and salt
  • 3 tbsp Anchor Unsalted Butter
  • 50g Perfect Italiano Mozzarella
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 4 cloves garlic, blended
  • 5 bird's eye chillies, blended
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, blended
  • 1/4 cup Fernleaf Greek Style Yogurt Natural
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Salt, to taste
  • Seasoning powder, to taste

Step by step

Method

  1. 1

    Melt the Anchor Unsalted Butter and fry the turmeric-and-salt-coated chicken until crisp. Set aside.

  2. 2

    In the same pan, saute the curry leaves and the blended garlic, chilli and lemongrass. Add the water and let it come to the boil briefly.

  3. 3

    Return the chicken to the pan with the Fernleaf Greek Style Yogurt Natural and stir well.

  4. 4

    Add the Perfect Italiano Mozzarella and stir gently until the cheese melts into the sauce. Season with salt and seasoning powder and serve.