So ive always wanted to make butter chicken from scratch & substitute the chook with some spring legged hoppy runny away furry things., & i came accross a recipe a while back.
So i gave it a crack.
- Dead little fast hoppy things
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Boning out...
I have boned out a few whole rabbits, but i find it easier to bone out when already jointed up.
(Note i said 'easier'-not 'easy'...!!
- Boning out
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Marinating the spring legged bush chook...
Its marinated in a few spices mixed in yogurt.
I think the recipe suggests to marinate for 4 hrs but i did it for 24hrs
- Marinating the chicken
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The meat is cooked uncovered in low-moderate oven for half hour
You can also see the tomato base in one pot, & the cumin seeds cooking in butter...
I tried the rabbit when it came out the oven--i feared it would be super dry & tuff----but to my great surprise it was SUPER tender...it was as tender as any good bit of chicken ive eaten....but i did actually age the bunny first--not sure if that had something to do with it.
- Some cooked meat & other brews
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So after the meat is cooked its smoked the cheats way--placed in bowl with some hot charcoal that has mustard seed oil drizzled over it... this naturally creates smoke & a lid is placed over the top so the meat absorbs some of the smokey flavour.
- Smoking the chook
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I guess i could use smokey paprika in the yogurt mix
--something to try next time
- Smokin
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Herbs & spices are added to the tomato base...
- Adding the diferent spices to the tomato base
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Once thats all bubbled away for long enough, i sprayed some of it over my kitchen when i zapped it with my stab mixer...
Note here the good & bad points of being single--the good point is when i splased the tomato mix on to wall & stove i didnt get yelled at...!!
The down side is i had to clean it up myself...
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Then its all thrown in together...along with a big dollop of thickened cream
- All in...plus a decent dollop of cream...!!
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For a first attempt, im stoked...!!!
"Grace"
- Yummo...!!!
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It wasnt perfect...i always find i have to experiment with a recipe until i get it how i like it, but its definately edible...and the beauty is as butter chicken is traditionally not very spicy, i can add more chilli to my own taste...
Cant wait to get out & snipe more bunnies...!!!
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