Butter Chicken Curry
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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225307 - 2023-07-17 08:49:51