Butter Chicken
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Serves: 2-3
 
Ingredients
  • Chicken – 500g cut into small pieces (Boneless preferred)
  • Butter – 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom – 4
  • Cloves – 3
  • Cinnamon – 1” stick
  • Peppercorns – 4-5
  • Onion – 1 big (minced)
  • Kasuri methi – 1 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste – 3 tsp
  • Tomato – 2 (pureed)
  • Kashmiri Chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala – ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Water – ¾ cup
  • Fresh Cream – 1 cup
  • Salt
  • To Marinate
  • Yogurt – ½ cup
  • Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
  • Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
  • Garam Masala – ½ tsp
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. Mix all the ingredients to marinate. Add chicken pieces into it and keep it in the fridge for 2 hr
  2. Heat butter in a pan and add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, pepper corns and saute for 2 mins.
  3. Add minced onions and cook till it becomes golden brown in color.
  4. Add ginger garlic paste and cook for 2-3 min
  5. Add kasuri methi and tomato puree and cook for 3-4 min
  6. Add chilli powder, turmeric and garam masal and cook for 2 min
  7. Add marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
  8. Add water and cook with the pan covered in medium flame till chicken becomes soft and is cooked well
  9. Add fresh cream and cook in low flame for 4-5 min
  10. Add the remaining butter on the top of the curry. Serve hot.
Recipe by Vimmy's Recipe World at http://vimmysrecipeworld.com/butter-chicken/