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Ingredients
- 4 pounds Boneless Chicken Breast Halves Skinless
- Salt
- Fresh Ground Pepper
- 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter
- 5 Onions Finely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic Minced
- 1 tbsp Fresh Ginger Finely grated
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp Caraway Seeds
- Cayenne Pepper
- 35 ounces Italian Peeled Tomatoes One can
- 2 cups Canned Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- 3 cups Sour Cream
- 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar Packed
- 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 1 tsp Saffron Threads
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cardamom
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg Freshly Grated
- Fresh Corriander
- Cooked Basmati Rice
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Coarsely crush tomatoes with their liquid
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Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and black pepper and coat lightly with the flour, shaking off the excess
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Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet
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Add 6 chicken breasts and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden. Repeat with remaining breasts
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Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in skillet
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Add onions and cook over moderate high heat until softened
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Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes
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Add ground cumin, cumin seeds, turmeric, caraway seeds and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne and cook for 1 minute
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Stir in crushed tomatoes with their liquid and the chicken stock
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Transfer to an enabled cast iron casserole
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Add chicken to the casserole and bring to a simmer over a low heat, 10 minutes
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Stir in the sour cream, brown sugar, tomato paste, crushed red pepper, saffron, cardamom, cloves and nutmeg
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Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes
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Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is tender and sauce is thickened, about 45 minutes longer
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The sauce will not be completely smooth. Season with salt and cayenne
Recipe Notes
You can freeze, making sure to place plastic wrap on top of the sauce before placing lid on plastic container