Name: Butter Chicken Curry
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Barbadian
Ingredients: 30 g vegetable oil; 3 g ground cinnamon; 125 g double cream; 1 recipe Chicken Tikka; 5 g bay leaves; 25 g garlic, microplaned; 5 g green cardamom pods; 25 g ginger, microplaned; 250 g cold unsalted butter, cubed; 10 g ground fenugreek; 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes; 10 g chilli powder; 75 g sugar; 4 Flatbreads; 1 recipe Foolproof Rice; 20 g red onion, finely chopped; 10 g micro coriander; 10 g ginger, cut into fine matchsticks

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Catalogued Ideas and Random Thoughts

By Stuart Ralston

Published 2023

About

I lived in Barbados for a few years when I was the chef de cuisine at Sandy Lane and it was an unforgettable experience. One of the great things about working with such a diverse workforce was the mix of local and ex-pat chefs. The local chefs made the most amazing Caribbean curries with roti skins, and we also had a dedicated Indian chef who advised on the menus for the themed evenings in the casual restaurant. This is my favourite curry inspired by those times: it’s an amalgamation of thi