Butter Chicken

                     Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken is a popular Indian dish made with Chicken, spices, tomatoes and cream. This creamy and authentic tasting butter chicken is the best you can make at home. Serve butter chicken with basmati rice or naan.

            Tips for Butter Chicken:

1) Marination is the key to get flavorful tender and succulent pieces of chicken.

2) Yogurt in the marinade tenderizes the chicken so do not skip it.

3) Makhani recipe never uses onion so is this butter chicken recipe. Using onion changes the taste of the dish.

4) The rich taste in the gravy comes from the cashews or almonds and cream.

5) You can make the gravy ahead and refrigerate. Just grill the marinated chicken when needed and heat up the gravy. Then add the grilled chicken.

                         Ingredients:

* Chicken breast boneless.        300 gms

                           Marinate:

* Hung thick curd.                         1-2 tsp

* Salt.                                              1 tsp

* Red chili powder.                        1/2 tsp

* Tandoori masala.                       1 tsp

* Tandoori colour.                         1/4 tsp

                              Curry:

* Butter.                                         2 tbsp

* Garlic paste.                              2 tsp

* Green chilly sliced.                   1

* Cumin powder.                          1/2 tsp

* Red chilly powder.                     1/2 tsp

* Salt.                                             1 tsp

* Tomato.                                       6 or 1/2kg

* Cashew nuts.                             10

* Tomato ketchup.                       1 tbsp

* Sugar.                                         1/2 tsp

* Water.                                         1/4 cup

* Milk.                                            1/2 cup

* Cream.                                        2 tbsp

* Garam masala.                          1/4 tsp

* Fenugreek leaves crushed.      1 tsp

* Finally chopped coriander leaves.

                          Preparations:

Step 1:

In a bowl take all the ingredients under the marinate head and the chicken pieces. The chicken pieces should be 1 inch in size. Mix well and keep aside for at least 2-3 hrs.

Step 2:

Blanch, peel and puree the tomatoes. Keep aside.

Step 3:

Soak the cashew nuts for 2-3 hrs in hot water and then strain and grind the cashew nuts into a fine paste.

Step 4:

For the curry heat the pan and add butter and immediately add the garlic paste.

Step 5:

Now add the sliced green chilly. Also add cumin powder, red chilly powder and salt. Add 1 tbsp water and mix well.

Step 6:

Add the tomato puree and cook till the gravy leaves the side.

Step 7:

Lower the flame and add the cashew nuts paste and stir constantly.

Step 8:

Now add the tomato ketchup, sugar and 1/4 cup water.

Step 9:

Meanwhile in a separate pan shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces for 4-5 minutes. If overcooked then  the chicken will get hard and stiff. Keep aside.

Step 10:

Once the gravy comes to a boil add the chicken pieces. And cook for a minute.

Step 11:

Now lower the flame add the milk and stir well. Cook for another minute and then add the cream. Mix well.

Step 12:

Now add the garam masala and crushed fenugreek leaves. Mix well.

Step 13:

Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves, crushed fenugreek leaves and swirls of cream.

Step 14:

Restaurant style Indian butter chicken is ready to be served with naan or basmati rice or tandoori roti. Authentic butter chicken is a very high calorie dish yet very very tasty.

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