Butter Chicken
Ingredients:
Method
In a bowl take all the ingredients under the marinate head and the chicken pieces.The chicken pieces should be 1" inch in size. Mix well and keep aside for atleast 2 - 3 hrs
Blanch, peel and puree the tomatoes. Keep aside.
Soak the cashewnuts for 2 - 3 hrs in hot water and then strain and grind the cashewnuts into a fine paste.
For the curry heat the pan and add butter and immediately add the garlic paste.
Now add the sliced green chilly. Also add cumin powder, red chilly powder and salt. Add 1 tblsp water and mix well.
Add the tomato puree and cook till the gravy leaves the side.
Lower the flame and add the cashewnut paste and stir constantly.
Now add the tomato ketchup, sugar and 1/4 cup water.
Meanwhile in a separate pan shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces for 4 - 5 minutes. If overcooked then the chicken will get hard and stiff. Keep aside.
Once the gravy comes to a boil add the chicken pieces. And cook for a minute.
Now lower the flame add the milk and stir well. Cook for another minute and then add the cream. Mix well
Now add the garam masala and crushed fenugreek leaves. Mix well.
Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves, crushed fenugreek leaves and swirls of cream.
Restaurant style Indian butter chicken is ready to be served with naan or tandoori roti. Authentic butter chicken is a very high calorie dish yet very very tasty. So dig in
Note:
1. Milk should be at room temperature before adding to the gravy.
2. Add milk and cream at low flame only.
3. Add the garam masala only at the end.
Ingredients:
| 300 gms Chicken breast boneless Marinate: 1 -2 tsp hung thick curd 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp tandoori masala 1/4 tsp tandoori color Curry 2 tblsp Butter 2 tsp garlic paste 1 green chilly sliced 1/2 tsp Cumin powder 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder 1 tsp Salt 6 or 1/2 kg Tomato 10 Cashewnuts 1 Big tblsp Tomato Ketchup 1/2 tsp Sugar 1/4 cup Water 1/2 cup milk 2 tblsp Cream 1/4 tsp garam masala 1 tsp fenugreek crushed Finely chopped coriander leaves |
Method
Blanch, peel and puree the tomatoes. Keep aside.
Soak the cashewnuts for 2 - 3 hrs in hot water and then strain and grind the cashewnuts into a fine paste.
For the curry heat the pan and add butter and immediately add the garlic paste.
Now add the sliced green chilly. Also add cumin powder, red chilly powder and salt. Add 1 tblsp water and mix well.
Add the tomato puree and cook till the gravy leaves the side.
Lower the flame and add the cashewnut paste and stir constantly.
Now add the tomato ketchup, sugar and 1/4 cup water.
Meanwhile in a separate pan shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces for 4 - 5 minutes. If overcooked then the chicken will get hard and stiff. Keep aside.
Once the gravy comes to a boil add the chicken pieces. And cook for a minute.
Now lower the flame add the milk and stir well. Cook for another minute and then add the cream. Mix well
Now add the garam masala and crushed fenugreek leaves. Mix well.
Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves, crushed fenugreek leaves and swirls of cream.
Restaurant style Indian butter chicken is ready to be served with naan or tandoori roti. Authentic butter chicken is a very high calorie dish yet very very tasty. So dig in
Note:
1. Milk should be at room temperature before adding to the gravy.
2. Add milk and cream at low flame only.
3. Add the garam masala only at the end.
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