Butter Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

▪ Boneless Chicken 500g
▪ Salt
▪ Lemon juice- 1 tsp
▪ Curd/ yogurt- 3 tbsp.
▪ Ginger garlic paste- 1.5 tsp
▪ Chilli powder- 1 tbsp. (tablespoon)
▪ Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
▪ Water- 1 cup
▪ Tomatoes 300 g
▪ Onion 1
▪ Ginger chopped piece
▪ Garlic cloves- 8 nos.
▪ Cardamom- 3 nos.
▪ Cinnamon- 1 small piece
▪ Cloves- 3 nos.
▪ Bay leaf- 2
▪ Cashew nuts- 12 nos.
▪ Chilli powder- 1 tbsp. (tablespoon)
▪ Salt- 1/2 tsp
▪ Butter- 2 tbsp.

This is very easy and tasty recipe to make butter chicken. First take 500g of chicken Boneless chicken is normally suitable to prepare butter chicken. Clean and cut the chicken into small pieces. If you take small pieces it is easier.

Then marinate the chicken. For that add 1 tbsp. of salt, 2 tbsp. of chilli powder and 1 tbsp. of garam masala to the chicken. Raw curry powder can be also used instead of garam masala. But garam masala is very useful in making Indian foods. Next add 1 tbsp. of ginger garlic paste and 3 tbsp. of curd into the chicken. Curd is not essential but curd helps to give a thick texture to the butter chicken.

You can use either add yoghurt or 2 tbsp. of oil instead of curd. Next add some lime juice or 1 tbsp. of vinegar. Then mix well. Keep the chicken to marinate.

Next add 1 cup of normal water to a pan and boil. You can use hot water also. Then add 300g of tomato into the boiling water. Tomato is a main ingredient in butter chicken. You can add tomato in the same amount of chicken, if you like the original Indian way. Next add some onions, 8 claves of garlic, ginger, cinnamon, Cardamom and cashew nuts. Cashew nuts improve the good taste and the texture.

After that add 2 tbsp. of butter or margarine, 2 tbsp. of chilli powder and 1 tbsp. of salt. Then mix well. Cook the mixture for 20 minutes on low heat After 20 min switch off the flame. Then keep it to cool down. Next add 2 tbsp. of oil into a heated pan and Fry the marinated chicken. Cook the chicken well. Fry well.

Next blend the tomato mixture into a fine paste. Don’t need to strain the mixture if you are grind it well. Next add 2 tbsp. of butter and the tomato paste. Finally, add the cooked chicken and cook for 5 minutes. You can change the thickness of the grave by adding water. I hope you like this butter chicken recipe so much.