Butter Chicken Recipe

BUTTER CHICKEN

Cooking Time: 40 minutes                                                                           Serves: 8 

INGREDIENTS:

• For Chicken Marination:

1. Boneless chicken (500 gms)
2. Yogurt (100 gms)
3. Crushed garlic (6 cloves)
4. Salt
5. Red Chili powder

• For Gravy: 

1. Diced onion (3 large)
2. Diced tomatoes (2 large)
3. Chopped ginger (1 inch)
4. Garlic (10-12 cloves)
5. Green chilies (2-4)
6. Cashew nut (100 grams)
7. Whole garam masala (2 sticks of cinnamon, 4 pods of cardamom, 4 cloves)
8. Turmeric powder
9. Red chili powder
10. Coriander powder
11. Garam masala powder
12. Salt
13. Kasuri methi (Dry Fenugreek leaves) 
14. Fresh cream
15. Refined Oil
16. Butter

METHOD:

1. Cut the boneless chicken into thin strips. To the chicken pieces add yogurt, crushed garlic, 1 tsp of red chili powder and salt as per taste. Mix and marinate for minimum 30 minutes.
2. In a frying pan add 2 tsp of refined oil and 1 tsp of butter. To this add the marinated chicken and fry on medium flame for 3-4 minutes until cooked through and all the released water has dried up. 
3. In a another pan add 2 tsp of oil and 1 tsp of butter. To this add whole garam masala, diced onions, whole green chilies, chopped ginger, garlic cloves, diced tomatoes and cashew nuts. Fry for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add in a pinch of turmeric, 1 tsp of each of red chili powder and coriander powder. Add salt according to taste. Fry. 
5. Add 4 cups of water and let it come to boil. Then let it cool down.
6. Once it is cooled down add in a mixer grinder and blend until smooth. 
7. In the same pan add this blended gravy. Add in water if required. Make sure the gravy is not too thick or too thin. Let it simmer. 
8. Once the gravy is bubbling add in the friend chicken pieces, 1 tbsp of butter, 2-3 tbsp of fresh cream and a pinch of kasuri methi. 
9. Simmer and serve with naan, chapati, rice, pulao etc. 

NOTE:

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