Butter Chicken

Urshila
Urshila @cook_7827198
India

Chicken pieces simmered in butter and rich creamy tomato sauce.
This dish is among the best known Indian foods all over the world. Butter Chicken tastes best with butter naan and green salad.

Butter Chicken

Chicken pieces simmered in butter and rich creamy tomato sauce.
This dish is among the best known Indian foods all over the world. Butter Chicken tastes best with butter naan and green salad.

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Ingredients

  1. 1whole chicken -
  2. 1 tsplemon juice -
  3. 1 tspchilli powder -
  4. as requiredsalt
  5. 1 cupyoghurt -
  6. 4 tspsginger garlic paste -
  7. 1 tspgaram masala -
  8. 3 tspsbutter -
  9. 1 tspchilli powder -
  10. 1 tsplemon juice -
  11. 1 tspoil -
  12. 1 tspbutter -
  13. 1 - 1/2 tspsgaram masala -
  14. 2 tspsginger garlic paste -
  15. 3chilies green -
  16. 1 cantomato puree - / 5
  17. 1 tsptomato sauce -
  18. 1 tspchilli powder -
  19. as requiredsalt
  20. 1/2 tsphoney -
  21. 1 tspfenugreek leaves -
  22. 1 cupheavy cream -

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    To marinade: Place chicken pieces in a nonporous bowl with yogurt, lemon juice, chili powder and salt. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Mix in ginger garlic paste, garam masala, butter, chili powder, lemon juice and oil. Replace cover and refrigerate to marinate for another 3 to 4 hours.

  3. 3

    Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius.

  4. 4

    Place chicken on an oven sheet and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

  5. 5

    To make sauce: Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1 tsp garam masala.

  6. 6

    When masala begins to puff and bubble, mix in ginger garlic paste and green chilies.

  7. 7

    Saute for 5 minutes, then stir in tomato puree, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt and 1/2 tsp garam masala. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring in honey, fenugreek and cream.

  8. 8

    Place chicken and pan drippings in sauce mixture. Simmer on medium low heat for about an hour or until the gravy is thickened.

  9. 9

    Garnish with fresh cream. Serve with butter naan!

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I love eating and cooking different cuisines. My mom taught me the basics of cooking.Cooking for me is a stress buster but I cook even when I'm happy.The recipe posted here have been tested and tried out by me and my family.
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