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I tried one recipe and it turned out nasty 
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^which oneeeee did you try aminas?
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try sanjeev kapoor's ready made mixture for Chicken makhani...you should get it at any of the desi stores. It tastes awesome and if you work, it doesn't take more than 15-20 mins since you just have to add the chicken pieces and cream. I personally put 2% milk just so it isn't so fattening. really easy!
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The one njavaeed posted 
Probably I couldnt make it the same way she did 
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Which creme do I use? Like if I'm going to an American grocery store, will the box say "creme?"????
Is it the box that says heavy cream in the dairy section?
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PCG its better to buy fresh cream for butter chicken but if u dont have that can use tin cream too,but less quantity.i makes butter chicken with almost the same recipe that Njavaeed posted but with my own mearsurments and in a simple way ,and it turns out good.
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Shans Butter Chicken Masala Sux.
If you want to make it the authentic way then here is a tried and tested recipe of mine.
Dice chicken into cubes then marinate them with Tikka Masala.
Cook the chicken in the oven/grill
Make gravy with Onions and Tomato paste and Ginger and Garlic, add a bit of Tikka Masala to this and some fresh cream and then add the grillied chicken pieces to it and cook for 5 minutes.
Thanks, this sounds just like the most incredible butter chicken I tried at a restaurant. I'm going to try it.
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so "creme" in american grocery stores means heavy whipped cream, right?
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no cream is cream....i think its 18%....here in toronto its the purple carton...
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is it next to the milk? i've looked and don't see anything labeled as just "cream".
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Folks in the US, have you tried using HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM? Its like malai, thick and creamy. It worked out fine when i made butter chicken.
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thanks ira :). just needed the clarification.
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no cream is cream....i think its 18%....here in toronto its the purple carton...
I don't think we get that sort of thing here. From what I understand there is "heavy whipping cream".
I want to avoid that though, because like the title says, its "heavy", and I don't know about you sisters, but I can't afford to go buy more underwear for a swiftly expanding a*s.
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hahahaha! thats soooooooooooo true :)
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I've researched "creme/cream" which is a brit/european thing a lot because I came across a lot of recipes that called for it. However, in USA we don't have a simple thing called "creme", we have half-and-half, heavy cream, heavy whipping cream. There's a difference in fat % in all these different varieties.
In UK - cream or single cream has fat content of 18%
In USA - half and half (10-18% fat) OR light cream (18-30% fat)
Based on that, I used light cream in chicken makhani recipe, and it turned out great.
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njaveed your recipe is fantastic
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I use half-and-half cream (10%) and only 2 tbsp butter and it turns out great
Folks in the US, have you tried using HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM? Its like malai, thick and creamy. It worked out fine when i made butter chicken.
I'll go look for it.
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yea i do believe its heavy whipping cream u can find tht in any american grocery store.
i believe its the same cream u can make gulab jaman with too
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yeah heavy whipping cream is readily available i US and in UK--there's double cream:)...hmmm for some reason I find half and half too watery when making these salans....