Name: Butter Chicken
Ingredients: 750 gm Chicken (Boneless cut in strips); 1 Tablespoon Tandoori Masala; 1 teaspoon Garlic Paste; 1/2 teaspoon Ginger; 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 2 Onions (small and chopped); 1 Tablespoon garlic (Chopped); 1 teaspoon Ginger (Chopped); 4 Tomatoes (Chopped); 15 Cashew Nuts; 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Roasted and Ground); 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder (Roasted and Ground); 1 teaspoon Red Chili powder; 2 Greem Chilies (Chopped); 1 Tablespoon Kasoori Methi ((Dried Fenugreek)); 50 gms Butter (+ more for garnishing); 1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup; 1/2 Cup Cream; 1/2 teaspoon Brown Sugar ((Optional))

Butter Chicken

CourseMain Course, Main Dish
CuisineDesi

Butter Chicken

CourseMain Course, Main Dish
CuisineDesi

Ingredients

For Marination

750 gm Chicken Boneless cut in strips
1 Tablespoon Tandoori Masala
1 teaspoon Garlic Paste
1/2 teaspoon Ginger
1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt

For Gravy

2 Onions small and chopped
1 Tablespoon garlic Chopped
1 teaspoon Ginger Chopped
4 Tomatoes Chopped
15 Cashew Nuts
1 teaspoon Coriander Powder Roasted and Ground
1 teaspoon Cumin Powder Roasted and Ground
1 teaspoon Red Chili powder
2 Greem Chilies Chopped
1 Tablespoon Kasoori Methi (Dried Fenugreek)
50 gms Butter + more for garnishing
1 Tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
1/2 Cup Cream
1/2 teaspoon Brown Sugar (Optional)

Servings:

Instructions

Preparing Chicken

Marinate chicken for 1 hour with ingredients mentioned in "For Marination" section
Fry Chicken over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes

For Gravy

In the same left over oil in the pan, saute onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes and add Kasoori Methi, coriander, cumin, red chili powder, green chilies and Cashew Nuts.
Cook till tomatoes are soft enough
Blend the mixture very well into a smooth paste
Heat Butter and add blended mixture to it
The chicken fried previously will give off some water, strain this water into the gravy
Add tomato ketchup and brown sugar, cook till it is smooth,
Adjust the spice level accordingly and add pinch of red color.
Add cream and cook till smooth
Add fried chicken to it and cook a little
Garnish with more butter and green chillies