INDIAN BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE

Indian butter chicken is slightly sweet and sour.
Restaurant style Indian butter chicken has tomato
and cashewnut based gravy garnished with butter
and cream.
Serves : 2
Cooking time : 50 mins
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
How to make authentic butter chicken :
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.