Butter Chicken
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Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 4-5
 
Butter Chicken is a creamy Indian chicken curry recipe which is one of the most well known Indian dishes around the world
Ingredients
  • For Marinate 1:
  • Chicken: 1 kg boneless
  • Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
  • Salt: 2 tsp
  • Chili powder: 1 tsp
  • For Marinate 2:
  • For Marinate 1:
  • Chicken: 1 kg boneless
  • Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
  • Salt: 2 tsp
  • Chili powder: 1 tsp
  • For Marinate 2:
  • kasuri methi: 2 tbsp
  • haldi powder: ⅛ tsp
  • garam masla powder: 1.5 tsp
  • oil: 2 tbsp
  • Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
  • Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
  • Hung curd: 1 cup
  • For Gravy
  • Butter: 8 tbsp
  • cinnamon: 2 – 1 inch sticks
  • cardamom: 4
  • cloves: 4
  • Tomatoes: 8 large
  • Cashew Nuts: ½ cup
  • Chili powder: 2 tsp
  • Garam Masala Powder: 1 tbsp
  • Kasuri methi: 1tbsp
  • Sugar: 2 tsp
  • Salt: 1 tsp
  • Chilled Cream: 250 ml
Instructions
  1. Marinate the chicken with lemon juice, salt and chili powder and keep aside for 20 minutes.
  2. For the second round of marination, apply kasuri methi, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, oil, ginger Paste, garlic paste and hung curd to the chicken. Keep overnight for marination.
  3. Add 4 tbsp butter in a pan and fry the chicken pieces on high till the chicken is cooked and the pieces turn brown in color. Keep aside.
  4. Add 4 tbsp butter in a pan. Add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and stir fry for 1 minute
  5. Make a puree of the tomatoes and cashew. Pass it through a sieve to get a very smooth paste.
  6. Add the tomato cashew puree and stir fry for 2 mins.
  7. Add chili powder, garam masala, salt and sugar and mix well. Let mixture boil
  8. Pour ¾ cup water. Let simmer for 5 minutes on low flame.
  9. Add chicken and simmer for 5 more minutes
  10. Add kasuri methi and stir. Pour the cream and switch off the flame.
Notes
Overnight Marination
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/butter-chicken/