Butter Chicken Curry

Butter Chicken Curry

Posted 2014-06-06 by Mamtafollow

Butter chicken is a famous Indian creamy chicken curry. I prepared this in my own style. I have used cashew paste in this recipe,but if you have nut allergy you can replace it with a 1/2 tablespoon of white poppy seed powder, it tastes great.So here is my recipe for butter chicken

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes 20 minutes for cooking chicken.
Makes: 2 serves

Ingredients
1) Pressure cooked chicken 200 grams
2) Butter 3 table spoons
3) Cumin seeds 1/2 tea spoon
4) Cloves 2 numbers
5) Green cardamom 1 number
7) Cinnamon stick 1 inch
8) Onions boiled and pureed 2 numbers
9) Diced tomatoes 1/2 cup
10) Cashews soaked and pureed 7 to 8 numbers(optional)
11) Ginger grated 1/4 tea spoon
12) Garlic grated 1/4 tea spoon
13) Garam masala 1/2 tea spoon
14) Red chili powder 1/2 tea spoon
15) Turmeric 1/4 tea spoon
16) Dry fenugreek leaves 2 pinches



Method
  • 1) Heat oil in a deep pan, add in cumin seeds,allow it to sputter. Add in cloves,cardamom and cinnamon stick.

  • 2) Add in boiled onion paste,and fry for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring after every one minute, after 7 to 8 minutes add in fenugreek leaves, ginger and garlic grated.

  • 3) Fry the onion paste until it's colour changes to golden brown,while frying keep on stirring in between, otherwise the onion paste may burn.(Refer the pictures).
  • 4) When the onion paste turns golden brown and oil starts to separate, add in red chili powder ,cashew paste and stir for 2 to 3 minutes

  • 5) Add in diced tomatoes or tomato paste,mix well. Cook stirring after every one minute,until the raw smell of tomatoes disappears and oil starts to separate.

  • 7) Add in garam masala,turmeric and salt to taste, mix well.

  • 6) Pour in 1 cup of water or as required depending on the consistency of the gravy. Let it boil for 2 minutes and gently add the cooked chicken pieces and keep covered for 3 minutes. Delicious creamy butter chicken is ready.

  • 7) Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot with rice or Nan. Enjoy!

  • Categories
    Non vegetarian
    spicy curry
    Easy


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