Craving garlic naan and butter chicken without all the calories? Try this pasta!
Here's why you'll love this easy recipe: 1. Creamy and spicy 2. Guilt-free indulgence 3. Easy weeknight dinner 4. Unique pasta recipe with Indian flavors.
Add the marinade to chicken: cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, lemon juice and yogurt.
Step 1: Marinate
Mix well and poke the chunks of chicken with a fork. Leave them to marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water. Drain the pasta, reserving some pasta water for the sauce.
Step 2: Cook pasta
Heat butter and oil in a large pan. Add the marinated chicken and saute until they are opaque. Transfer the chicken to a bowl.
Step 3: Saute chicken
Heat butter and oil in the same pan. Sauté onions, ginger, garlic and cashews.
Step 4: Make butter chicken sauce
Add chopped tomatoes, tomato paste and spices. Sauté until the tomatoes turn mushy and the mixture is glossy and aromatic.
Once the onion tomato mixture cools down, add pasta water and blend it into a smooth paste in a blender or food processor.
Heat oil and butter in the pan. Add the blended masala and stir. Add sauteed chicken from step 3. Simmer until chicken is cooked.
Step 5: Add chicken
Add cooked pasta to the butter chicken sauce. Toss everything together. Garnish with cilantro.
Step 6: Add pasta
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