Butter Chicken


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Butterchicken

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 30 minutes

Serving : 6 members

Description

Butter chicken . The regular dish that we order when ever we go to a restaurant. I used to make Butter chicken following another recipe that i took note of from my moms recipe book but my daughter Anisha made butter chicken at Home recently. It was much butter in taste , appearance and texture. Sure whoever tries this recipe will have a date with butter chicken .

Ingredients

Ingredients
Quantity
chicken1/2 kg
onion3 big sliced
tomato6 big chopped
cinnamon2
clove2
cardamom3
ginger garlic paste1 teaspoon
butter5 table spoon
oil1 table spoon
sugar1 teaspoon
saltto taste
cashew nuts10
chilli powder1 table spoon
coriander powder1 1/2 table spoon
turmeric powder1/4 tea spoon
fresh cream1/4 cup
kasuri methi leaves 1/2 teaspoon crushed

Note

vegetarians can use 1 packet of panner 250 gm instead of chicken.

Method

  1. Marinate chicken in salt to taste and turmeric powder for 10 minutes . ( if useing panner do the same and shallow fry in oil and keep aside )
  2. Heat oil with 4 table spoons butter . Add cinnamon , clove , cardamom and cashew nuts . Fry to light brown.
  3. Add onion and fry to transculent . Top with ginger garlic paste and fry till crisp .
  4. Add the tomato , chilli powder and coriander powder . Mix well and fry till the tomatoes let out some juices out .
  5. Add the marinated chicken ,add enough water and cook till chicken is tender . Remove the chicken pieces and set aside .
  6. Cool the gravy and blend to a smooth paste . Strain . Add 1 tablespoon butter, sugar , salt to taste , cream , chicken pieces , kasuri methi to the strained gravy and simmer till all the flavours infuse together . Taste and adjust .
  7. Serve hot garnished with cream and butter .
  8. In case useing panner , follow the same recipe omitting chicken .
  9. Add the fried panner in the end and serve hot.