So I made some Indian butter chicken and all I can say is that I am disappointed. I even went to Spokane and ordered from Seattle for some of the spices. Just so you guys can have an idea, this is how long the ingredients list is:
Recipie
Chicken Marinade
30g Mustard Oil
30g Kashmiri Chilli Powder
30g Ginger Garlic Paste
15g Coriander Powder
5g Cumin Powder
3g Turmeric Powder
3g Kasoori Methi
3g Amchur Powder
3g Black Salt
5g Garam Masala
12g Kosher Salt
200g Hang Yoghurt
15ml Indian Lemon Juice or 45% Lime 35% Lemon and 20% white/yellow Grapefruit juice
Curry
30g Ghee
5g Cumin Seeds
400g Bombay Onions / Shallots, sliced
20g Peeled Garlic, chopped
20g Peeled Ginger, chopped
5g Green Bird's Eye Chilli, chopped
30g Kashmiri Chilli Powder
15g Coriander Powder
3g Turmeric Powder5pcs Whole Kashmiri Chilli 12pcs Green Cardamom
1000g Fresh Chopped San Marzano Tomatoes
50g Roasted Cashew Nuts50g Coriander Stems, roughly chopped3g KhoyaTo Taste Salt
100g Double Cream80g Salted Butter
3g Kasoori Methi
If you remove the tomato's, onions, and cream. You get close around 250 grams of spice for one chicken.
For reference, below is 453 grams of powdered garlic:
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So over half a pound of the butter chicken dish is just spice. The curry tasted like slop but the chicken itself was marinated well.
When compared to other dishes like penne a la vodka one can actually taste the quality of each ingredient unlick that curry slop in the recipe.