# Special Butter Chicken

This video demonstrates the preparation of a special butter chicken, highlighting the key ingredients and cooking process for a smooth and flavorful gravy.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 7 kg Fresh Tomatoes
- Whole Spices
- Cinnamon Stick
- Cloves
- Black Cardamom
- Green Cardamom
- Bay Leaf
- Deggi Mirch (Red Chili Powder)
- 0.75 kg Cashews
- Peanuts
- Water
- Melted Butter
- Onions
- Ginger
- Green Chillies
- 0.5 kg White Butter
- Garlic
- Fresh Cream
- Milk
- Tandoori Chicken

## Instructions

1. Place fresh tomatoes, whole spices (cinnamon, cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, bay leaf), deggi mirch, cashews, peanuts, water, melted butter, onions, ginger, and green chilies into a large cooking pot.
2. Boil the mixture for approximately 30 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
3. Once cooled, blend the boiled ingredients into a smooth paste.
4. Strain the blended mixture through a sieve to remove any coarse particles, ensuring a smooth gravy.
5. Heat a copper pot and add white butter.
6. Add minced garlic, green chillies, a little more deggi mirch, green cardamom, black cardamom and cinnamon sticks to the melted butter and sauté.
7. Add the prepared tomato-cashew gravy to the pot and mix well.
8. Add fresh cream and milk to the gravy to achieve desired consistency and richness.
9. In a separate frying pan, add cream and Tandoori chicken pieces and sauté them.
10. Add the gravy to the sautéed Tandoori chicken and mix thoroughly.
11. Serve the butter chicken topped with a dollop of butter and fresh cream.

## Equipment

- Large cooking pot
- Blender
- Sieve
- Frying pan
- Ladle

## Tips

- The flavor profile heavily relies on garlic, cinnamon, and green cardamom.
- The smoothness of the gravy comes from proper straining after blending.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/86sFIiKmLZg?si=SRmuSiSIauopEi3W
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4fc02f46-a514-4018-9775-b7a14ac214e3
- Extracted: 2025-07-25

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