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Butter chicken

Butter chicken

 

Ingredients:

Chicken                    – 450 g
onion                        – 1/2 finely chopped
coriander powder     – 1 tbsp
chilli powder            – 1/2 tsp
sugar                        – 1tbsp
kasoori methi          -1/2tbsp
butter                       – 1 tbsp
salt                           – to taste
cashews                   – 10

 

For marinating:

 Ginger garlic paste  – 1 tbsp
salt                           –  to taste
chilli powder           – 1 tsp
yogurt                     – 2 tbsp

 

 

For cooking and grinding:

 Onion                    – 1 diced
tomato                    – 4 diced
ginger                     – 1/2 inch
garlic                      – 2 cloves
green chillies          – 3
mint leaves            –  few
cinnamon               – 1 inch
cloves                     – 2-3
star anise               –  1

 

 

 Method:    

  • In a bowl mix the ingredients given for marinating and put chicken to it and leave it for 30 minutes

  • In a kadai heat oil and shallow fry the chicken until golden
 

  • Remove and keep it aside
  • Now in same oil temper with cinnamon,cloves,cardamom and star anise ginger garlic  and green chillies

  • follow it by diced onions

  •  After the diced onions turn transparent add the mint leaves

  • After the onion turns golden add the tomatoes

  • Add little salt and cook until tomato becomes mushy.

  • Switch off and allow it to cool.
  • Blend it into a fine paste
  • In the same kadai add1/2 finely chopped onions

  • Once it turns transparent add the blend mixture

  • Cook until it starts bubbling and add coriander powder,chilli powder and little salt(u hv already added salt in chicken and the mixture)

  • Now cook for 4 more minutes and add the crushed  kasoori methi and butter

  • Cook until oil oozes out and put sugar to it

  • Stir a while and put the chicken to it

  • Mix well and add the cashew paste.

  • Add desired water and cook another 5 minutes

  • Serve with Naan,chapathi,cumin rice or ghee rice.

Serves  6

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