Butter Chicken Rangoons
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 5-7 cloves garlic, mashed
- 1 inch nub ginger, grated
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp mustard oil
- 2 tbsp butter chicken masala
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp garam masala spices
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 1 green chili, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch nub ginger, minced
- 20 oz peeled plum tomatoes
- 4 oz raw unsalted cashews, roasted
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 50 wonton sheets
- 8 oz shredded cheese of choice
Instructions
- Add chicken thighs, yogurt, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, and salt to a bowl and mix well.
- Massage the mixture into the chicken and spread it out onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven at 425 degrees.
- In a pan, heat ghee and add chopped onion, green chili, ginger, and garlic paste.
- Stir in tomato paste and garam masala, then toast cashews.
- Add peeled tomatoes and adjust spices and salt to taste.
- Blend the mixture until smooth and add cooked chicken drippings and heavy cream.
- Once it starts bubbling, add butter.
- In a bowl, combine cooled and chopped chicken with butter chicken gravy, jalapeno pepper jack, and softened cream cheese.
- Wet the edges of a wonton sheet, place filling inside, and seal with another sheet.
- Deep fry the wontons until golden brown.