Butter Chicken

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add boneless chicken to a bowl.
  2. 2Add ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, hung curd, tandoori powder, oil, and a few drops of food color.
  3. 3Mix well to marinate the chicken.
  4. 4Marinate for 30 minutes.
  5. 5Heat oil in a pan.
  6. 6Add cloves, cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom, and bay leaf.
  7. 7Sauté for a few seconds.
  8. 8Add sliced onion and sauté for 2 minutes.
  9. 9Add ginger, garlic cloves, and cashew nuts.
  10. 10Sauté for a minute.
  11. 11Add chopped tomatoes, salt, and kashmiri chilli powder.
  12. 12Sauté for a minute.
  13. 13Add butter and mix.
  14. 14Add water and mix well.
  15. 15Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  16. 16Remove the black cardamom and bay leaf.
  17. 17Cool the mixture completely.
  18. 18Transfer the cooled mixture to a blender and blend to a smooth paste.
  19. 19Strain the blended paste into a bowl.
  20. 20Heat oil in a clean pan.
  21. 21Add the marinated chicken and fry for 4-5 minutes on high flame.
  22. 22Flip over the chicken pieces and fry for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
  23. 23Keep the fried chicken aside.
  24. 24In the same pan, add butter.
  25. 25Add the ground paste (strained mixture) and cook for 3 minutes.
  26. 26Bring it to a boil.
  27. 27Add kasuri methi and mix.
  28. 28Add the fried chicken and mix well.
  29. 29Cook for 3 minutes.
  30. 30Add fresh cream and mix.
  31. 31Simmer for 2 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 500 gms boneless chicken
  • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp hung curd
  • 3 tsp tandoori powder
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • few drops food color
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 3 green cardamom
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 onion
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 14 cashew nuts
  • 5 tomatoes
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
  • 30 gms butter
  • 200 ml water
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 0.5 tsp kasuri methi
  • 3 tbsp fresh cream

Equipment

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