Butter Chicken

45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Marinate the chicken with salt, yogurt, garlic paste, ginger paste, lime juice, mustard oil and Kashmiri red chili powder for 15-20 minutes.
  2. 2In a pan, heat cooking oil and butter. Add the marinated chicken and cook until brown.
  3. 3Add diced onions and saute until golden brown.
  4. 4Add garlic paste and ginger paste, and saute briefly.
  5. 5Add diced tomatoes, Kashmiri red chili powder and saute.
  6. 6Add water and cashew nuts. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  7. 7Blend the cooked tomato mixture using an immersion blender until smooth.
  8. 8Strain the blended mixture through a sieve to remove any solids.
  9. 9In the same pan, add butter to the strained sauce. Mix well.
  10. 10Add garam masala and mix.
  11. 11Add whipping cream and mix well until the sauce is creamy.
  12. 12Add the browned chicken pieces to the sauce and mix.
  13. 13Sprinkle Kasuri Methi and mix.
  14. 14Serve hot.

Ingredients

  • 500 gm Boneless Chicken
  • 1 4 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 tsp Garlic paste
  • 0.5 tsp Ginger paste
  • 2 tbsp Plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp Lime Juice
  • 1 tbsp Mustard oil
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
  • 1 cup Diced onion
  • 3 medium Tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Ginger paste
  • 0 Salt
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 0.5 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
  • 0.25 cup Whole cream/Whipping cream
  • 50 gm Cashew nuts
  • 1.5 tsp Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek)

Equipment

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