{"id":532,"slug":"cape-malay-butter-chicken","title":"Cape Malay Butter Chicken","description":"Butter chicken is a Cape Malay dish.","ingredients_raw":["½ cup yoghurt","1 tablespoon oil","2 tablespoons ginger/garlic paste","2 tablespoons lemon juice","1 tablespoon crushed black pepper","1 tablespoon white pepper","¼ tablespoon powdered tuj (cinnamon)","¼ tablespoon powdered elachi (cardamom)","¼ tablespoon powdered cloves","1 ½ tablespoon freshly pounded red chillies","1 tablespoon salt","2 chickens (split in halves)","¼ cup butter","1 can (1 cup) tomato purée","¼ cup cream","Fresh mint sprigs"],"ingredients_norm":["yoghurt","oil","ginger/garlic paste","lemon juice","black pepper","white pepper","powdered tuj","powdered elachi","powdered clove","pounded red chili","salt","chicken","butter","tomato puree","cream","fresh mint sprig"],"steps":["Mix yoghurt, oil, ginger/garlic paste, half the lemon juice, and spices together. Smear this mixture over the chicken halves and allow to marinate for a few hours.","Grill chicken over live coals or rotisserie until browned. Alternatively, lightly pan-fry and cook them.","Combine butter, tomato purée, and the remaining lemon juice. Mix in the leftover marinade from the chicken. Bring this mixture to a boil and simmer for a few minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the cream.","Place the chicken on a platter, and spread the sauce over top. Garnish with mint sprigs, and serve hot."],"categories":["Chicken recipes","Recipes using butter","Recipes using whole chicken","Recipes using yogurt","Recipes using cardamom","Recipes using ground cinnamon","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using clove","Recipes using cream","Recipes using ginger-garlic paste","Recipes using mint"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cape_Malay_Butter_Chicken","source_ref":"4531778","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cape_Malay_Butter_Chicken&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d250c4ae07fa93673efb5579dfd87502b004f8a2d5d9322aad6c0a88dde68e8a","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:57Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:57Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cape-malay-butter-chicken"}