Butter chicken everyone’s favorite…..all have their own way of making butter chicken…but the ingredients are the same..only the way of making is different…
I just want to share my recipe …hope you all like it J…lets look at the ingredients and method…
INGREDIENTS: (MARINATION)
1. Chicken boneless ½ kg ( cut into small pieces)
2. Red chilli powder 2 tsp
3. Turmeric powder ½ tsp
4. Garam masala ½ tsp
5. Kusturi methi 1 tsp
6. Red food colour a pinch ( optional)
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil 2 tsp
METHOD:
· Wash and drain water from the chicken completely
· In a bowl add no 2 to 8 and mix well (don’t add water)
· Then add the chicken and marinate for 1 hour can keep for more hour
· Then shallow fry it or cook in oven for 30 minutes in 200c
INGREDIENTS FOR THE GRAVY:
1. Fry onion paste 1 cup( fry the onion with 1 tsp of oil and then grind it)
2. Tomato paste 1 cup (first boil the tomato for 5 min , remove skin and grind it)
3. Whole cardamom 2
4. Green chillies 3
5. Cashew nut paste 4 Tbsp (I have taken 10 cashew nuts)
6. Fresh cream 2 Tbsp
7. Red chilli powder 1tsp
8. Red food colour a pinch
9. Kusturi methi 1 tsp
10. Salt to taste
11. Water 3 to 4 Tsp
12. Butter 4 Tbsp( can add more)
13. Oil 2 Tbsp
METHOD:
· In a deep bottom vessel add butter and oil then add whole cardamom and green chillies
· Then add fry onion paste mix well then add tomato paste and fry for 5 minutes
· Then add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and red food colour and stir well
· Then add the chicken and water ,close the lid and cook for 5minutes in medium low heat
· Then add cashew nut paste and mix well for few second
· Then add fresh cream and again stir well
· Then add salt ,Kusturi methi and mix well (can also add more butter if you want)
· If the gravy is too thick add more water or diluted milk
· And then keep in low heat for 10 minutes
NOTE:
· If you are shallow frying the chicken ,then in a pan add 2 to 3 Tbsp oil and fry the chicken in medium low heat, don’t over fry the chicken
· If you are using oven ,then cover the over tray with the foil and place the chicken on it and cook for 30 minutes in 200c
· I have taken 2 onions and 2 tomatoes
