Easy Butter Chicken Recipe For Beginners
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Take a mix of boneless thigh and breast fillets and cut these into 2 inch pieces.
- 2Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, lemon juice, curd/yogurt, ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri chilli powder, garam masala powder, and oil. Set aside for around 30 minutes.
- 3Peel and grate the onions.
- 4Dry roast the kasuri methi and crush it into a powder.
- 5Heat butter and a little oil in a pan.
- 6Add the grated onions to the pan.
- 7Fry onions on medium heat for around 7-8 minutes until light brown.
- 8Place the marinated chicken pieces side by side in the pan.
- 9Fry chicken on medium heat for around 3 minutes.
- 10Flip the chicken pieces. Repeat frying for 3 minutes on the other side.
- 11Mix and continue to fry on medium heat for around 2 minutes until the chicken pieces are browned and nearly cooked.
- 12Add the tomato purée and cook on low heat for around 2-3 minutes until the tomato purée is cooked and oil separates.
- 13Now add the fresh cream and 150 ml water, give a mix.
- 14Add the garam masala powder and (Kashmiri chilli powder if required).
- 15Cook covered on low heat for around 5 minutes.
- 16Garnish with crushed kasuri methi.
- 17Simmer for 2 minutes.
Ingredients
- 500 gms Boneless Chicken cut into 2 inch tikka pieces
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
- 3 tbsp Thick and whisked curd/yogurt
- 3 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 4 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp Garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 medium Onion, grated
- 6 tbsp Tomato purée
- 7 tbsp Fresh cream
- 0.25 tsp Garam Masala powder
- 1 tsp Kasuri Methi, roasted and crushed
- 8 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Oil
Equipment
Pan
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