Butter Chicken

A sweet and lil spicy North Indian dish goes well with rotis, nans n chapatis

Serves- 4

Ingredients:

1. Chicken cut into small pieces(boneless,skinless)-1/2 kg
2. Butter-2 tablespoon
3. Onions,thinly sliced-1 large
4. Green chillies slit-2
5. Cashew-nuts-15nos
6. Ginger-garlic paste-1 teaspoon
7. Red Chilly powder-1 tablespoon
8. Fennel seeds- 1 teaspoon
9. cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,bay leaves-3-4nos.
10. Heavy whipping cream- 1 tablespoon
11. Salt- a pinch

For Chicken Marination:

1. Red Chilly Powder- 4 teaspoon
2. Turmeric powder- 1teaspoon
3. Pepper powder-1 teaspoon
4. Chicken Masala-1 teaspoon
5. Coriander powder-1 teaspoon
6. Cumin powder-1 teaspoon
7. Ginger-garlic paste- 1 teaspoon
8. Thick yoghurt-1 tablespoon
9. Salt-as required
10. Lime juice-2 teaspoon

To make tomato Puree:

1. Tomatoes-3 to make tomato puree.
2. Vinegar-3 teaspoon
3. Sugar-2 teaspoon
4. Salt-as required

Method:

1. Prepare a fine paste with the above marinating ingredients ,marinate chicken and refrigerate for minimum 4 hours.
2. Soak the cashew-nuts in warm water.
3. Make tomato puree in the meantime.
4. For this boil the tomato, remove skin, remove the seeds.Mix it finely in a mixer. Now boil it in vinegar adding 2 tablespoon of sugar,little salt and stirring continuous for 20 mins.
5. Shallow fry the chicken pieces in butter till they turn golden brown.Drain and Keep aside.
6. Melt butter in a pan and fry the sliced onions along with slit chillies.
7. Cool it and grind to a fine paste along with soaked cashews.
8. To the same pan add the cinnamon,cardamom,bay leaves and sauté for a while.
9. To this add the chilly powder,ginger garlic paste and sauté for a while till it becomes brown.
10. Add the grind paste to the spice mixture and blend well and heat under low flame for 5 mins.
11. Add the puree and stir continuously for another 5 mins before adding the fried chicken pieces.
12. Cover and cook for 10 mins in low flame.
13. Add the whipped cream and stir for a minute .
14. Remove from fire and serve Hot!!!

Delicious sweet flavoured Butter Chicken is ready!!!