# Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is one of the most popular curries worldwide. This is how I make it at home.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 450 grams boneless chicken
- 3 medium size tomatoes
- 1 small onion
- 1 inch ginger
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 green chili
- 8 cashews
- 2 cardamom
- 1 black cardamom
- 3 Kashmiri chilies
- 0.5 inch cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 1.5 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp cumin coriander
- 1 tsp kasoori methi
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs fresh cream
- 1 to taste salt
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 coriander leaves
- 2 tbs thick yogurt
- 1 tbs ginger garlic paste
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin coriander powder
- 0.25 tsp garam masala & raw mango powder
- 1 tsp kasoori methi
- 1 to taste salt
- 1 tbs oil
- 1 to taste sugar

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken with all ingredients and keep refrigerating for a minimum of 1 hour
2. In a pan, add little oil, whole spices, sliced onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and chilies
3. Cook them until they soften and grind into smooth puree
4. Sauté marinated chicken with some butter until half done (can also be grilled)
5. Again, take some butter in a pan and add powder spices and puree
6. Add salt and sugar to taste and cook the gravy for 5-10 minutes
7. Add grilled chicken in a gravy and cook
8. Finally, add kasoori methi, coriander leaves, and fresh cream

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- sieve
- frying pan
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/pkFeFuqbqkE?si=xnPvayc5Fxy1vuqL
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6da45a39-1eae-4565-ad38-4561f95ac60f
- Extracted: 2025-02-01

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