Butter Chicken
Author: Vimmy
Serves: 2-3
- 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
- Mix all the ingredients to marinate. Add chicken pieces into it and keep it in the fridge for 2 hr
- Heat butter in a pan and add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, pepper corns and saute for 2 mins.
- Add minced onions and cook till it becomes golden brown in color.
- Add ginger garlic paste and cook for 2-3 min
- Add kasuri methi and tomato puree and cook for 3-4 min
- Add chilli powder, turmeric and garam masal and cook for 2 min
- Add marinated chicken pieces and mix well.
- Add water and cook with the pan covered in medium flame till chicken becomes soft and is cooked well
- Add fresh cream and cook in low flame for 4-5 min
- Add the remaining butter on the top of the curry. Serve hot.
Recipe by Vimmy's Recipe World at http://vimmysrecipeworld.com/butter-chicken/
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