Butter chicken

Name: Butter chicken
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Yogurt; 1/2 tsp Red chili; 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Salt or to taste; 1/2 kg Chicken boneless; 1-2 tbs Lemon juice; Oil for shallow frying; 2-3 tbs Butter; 1 tsp Oil; 2 Bay leaf; 1 large Onion sliced; 1 tbs Ginger garlic paste; 25 gms Cashew nuts (Optional); 3-4 Tomatoes chopped; 2 tbs Tomato paste (Optional); ½ tsp Salt or to taste; 2-3 tbs Cream; 1 tsp Fenugreek leaves dried; 1/2 tsp Whole spice powder; 1-2 tbs Coriander (chopped)

Qurat Ganatra @cookwithqurat

پاکستان کراچی

#joy yogurt task
I have tried this Indian style butter chicken this time which is include yogurt in it. Taste was Amazing and new to me.

Qurat Ganatra @cookwithqurat

پاکستان کراچی

#joy yogurt task
I have tried this Indian style butter chicken this time which is include yogurt in it. Taste was Amazing and new to me.

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Ingredients

1 hour

3 to 4 servings

1/2 cupYogurt
1/2 tspRed chili
1/2 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspCumin powder
1 tspSalt or to taste
1/2 kgChicken boneless
1-2 tbsLemon juice
Oil for shallow frying
Butter gravy
2-3 tbsButter
1 tspOil
2Bay leaf
1 largeOnion sliced
1 tbsGinger garlic paste
25 gmsCashew nuts (Optional)
3-4Tomatoes chopped
2 tbs Tomato paste (Optional)
½ tspSalt or to taste
2-3 tbsCream
1 tspFenugreek leaves dried
1/2 tspWhole spice powder
1-2 tbsCoriander (chopped)

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Steps

1 hour

1

In a bowl add yogurt, red chili powder,coriander powder,cumin and salt, mix well.
2

Add boneless chicken and lemon juice, mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.
3

In a wok, add butter and oil (oil is added so that butter doesn’t get burned) heat it, add bay leaves and onion and sauté until onion are translucent.
4

Add ginger and garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
5

Add cashew nuts, tomatoes (chopped) and tomato paste (it is optional and added to enhance color) mix well. Cover and cook until tomatoes are cooked well.
6

For chicken, take out marinated chicken and add it in skewers.
7

Remove bay leaves from tomato gravy, add salt and mix well.
8

Add tomato gravy in a blender/chopper and blend until it makes a fine puree. You can add water to make it fine.
Now take sieve and strain puree. Strain very well.
9

Now bring wok on the stove with gravy. Bring it to boil and add water if gravy is thick.
Add cream and mix well.
10

Add fenugreek dried leaves, whole spice powder and coriander (chopped).Let it simmer for 2 minutes. Butter gravy is ready.
11

Shallow fry chicken skewers on medium low flame until done.
Serve skewer with the butter gravy or add chicken to the gravy and mix well, garnish with cream and fenugreek leaves and serve.