Butter Chicken

                                       

Oh Yes! We are going to make this creamy & yummy Butter Chicken. Let's start.....

Preparation Time	1 hr
Cooks	30 Min
Total Time	1 hr 30 Min
Serving	4 People

 

Ingredients

For Marination-

• Chicken- 800 gm

• Curd- 4-5 Tbsp

• Salt- 1 Tsp

• Red Chilli - 1 Tsp

• Ginger-Garlic paste- 2 Tbsp

For Gravy-

• Roughly chopped Onion- 3 medium size 

• Roughly chopped Tomato- 2 medium size 

• Garam Masala- 1 Tsp

• Ginger-Garlic paste- 1 1/2 Tbsp

• Kasturi Methi- 1 Tbsp

• Cashews- 20-25 

•  Coriander leaves- 4-5 Tbsp

• Butter- 4 Tbsp 

• Kashmiri red chilli- 1 Tsp

• Red Chilli- 1 Tsp 

• Salt- As per taste

• Fresh Cream/Malai- 4-5 Tbsp

• Tomato ketchup- 1 Tbsp

• Black Cardamom- 2

• Green Cardamom- 4

Directions

Step 1

For Marination- In a big bowl, add chicken, curd, salt, red chilli powder & Ginger Garlic paste. Mix it all and keep it for marination for 1/2 - 1 hr.

Step 2

Heat the utensil and pour 4-5 Tbsp oil & 2 Tbsp butter. Add green & black cardamon, toss it. Add ginger-garlic paste saute a little then add onions, fry till it becomes translucent then add tomato, cashews, salt, both red chilli powder & half fresh coriandar leaves, Give this a good mix. Cover & cook it for 5 min on medium flame. Set it aside and cool it down and make a smooth paste. 

Step 3

Heat the pan and pour 2-3 Tbsp oil and pour marinated chicken in it. Cover & cook it for 5 min on high flame. Keep it stirring in between. The chicken will release the water and starts getting cooking, once it becomes nice thick and dry take it off from the stove and keep it aside.

Step 4

Take the previous pan and pour the paste then add saute chicken & after 2-3 min add remaining 2 Tbsp butter then add garam masala, kasturi methi & half cup water. Mix this together and cook for 5 min on medium flame. Add tomato ketchup, cream/malai. Then cover & cook for 5 min on medium flame. Then add fresh coriander and mix it.

Serve hot and garnish with fresh cream/malai.