Ingredients:
- chicken
- 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 cup Curd
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Kasuri Methi
- 2 tsp Mustard Oil
- 2 tsp Oil
- 2 to taste Butter Cubes
- 3 gram Cloves
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 tsp Mace
- 7 Cardamom
- 4 Tomatoes
- chopped1 tsp Garlic
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Kasuri Methi
- 2 tsp Honey
- 1 Green Chilli
- 2 tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1 tbsp Cream
Method:
“Butter Chicken” – The name alone can make you want to enjoy this all- time favourite Indian dish. Butter chicken continues to be a hit among Indians and foreigners alike, specially those who want a taste of authentic Indian cuisine. There are many versions of how this dish was created and most historians agree that the iconic Butter Chicken was invented in the kitchens of Moti Mahal.
How to Make Butter Chicken
For marination:
Prepare the chicken gravy:
1- Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan with butter.
2- Add cloves, cinnamon stick, mace and cardamom. Saute and then add chopped tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Mix well and then grind well.
3- In another pan, heat another two cubes of butter, along with ginger garlic paste.
4- Add the tomato puree made from the mixture. Now add red chilli powder, kasuri methi, honey and finally the roasted chicken pieces. Let it simmer.
5- Add green chilli, cardamom powder and cream. Mix well.
6- Serve with a teaspoon of cream over.