Restaurant Style Butter Chicken Recipe

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Prep Time 25 Minutes

Cooking Time 35 Minutes

Servings 3-4

Rating

Try this Butter Chicken Curry that tastes sweet and sour. This restaurant style Indian Butter Chicken has tomato with cashew nuts along with butter and cream. Have a look at the recipe.

Ingredients

450gmsChicken
¾ tablespoonLemon juice
Saltto taste
2 tablespoonsRed chili powder
¾ teaspoonKasuri methi
½ teaspoonTurmeric powder
½ tablespoonGaram masala powder
1 tablespoonOil for cooking
2 tablespoonGinger garlic paste
½ cupThick curd
2 tablespoonsButter
1 inchCinnamon stick
2Green cardamoms
2Cloves
pinchMethi powder
2Green chilies
2Tomatoes
8Cashew nuts
½ teaspoonGaram masala powder
½ teaspoonSugar
80mlChilled cream
Coriander leaves

Directions

Step1Wash chicken pieces with water and dry it for sometime
Step2Marinate the pieces with lemon juice, chili powder for about 20 minutes
Step3Add yogurt, kasuri methi, oil, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala powder to the marinated chicken pieces and leave it for about 2 hours
Step4Overnight marinating really works best
Step5Place pan on low flame and add marinated chicken pieces into the pan
Step6Fry it hot flame until all the moisture evaporates
Step7Stir it constantly so that you can avoid over burning of chicken pieces
Step8Transfer the pieces to a plate and set them aside
Step9Add butter to the pan and fry ginger garlic paste, green chilies till it turn frangrant
Step10Add tomato puree to it and cook till the puree becomes thick
Step11Pour 1 cup of water and add methi powder along with almond paste.
Step12Boil the mixture and cook it on low flame for 3 minutes
Step13Add kasuri methi, garam masla powder and fry it for 2 minutes
Step14Add chicken pieces and cook it on low flame for about 7 minutes till the pieces become soft and tender
Step15Add garam masala powder, kasuri methi and stir the mixture
Step16Cook it for 2 minutes and pour cream in it
Step17Off the flame and finally garnish it with coriander leaves

The tasty Butter Chicken is ready to serve for your guest. Serve it with roti or hot rice. The curry tastes good with boneless chicken pieces. If you do not have almonds, you can replace it with cashew nuts.

Facts about Chicken

-Neelima