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North Indian Style Butter Chicken - Cooked In Creamy Butter

North Indian Style Butter Chicken (Chicken cooked in tasty creamy butter sauce)
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Butter Chicken :

  • 500 gms Chicken Breast

For Gravy:

  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 2 nos Onion chopped, medium size
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
  • 2 nos Tomato chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 1/2 tsp Kasthuri methi
  • 10 nos Cashew nut
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 3-4 drops Red food colour
  • 1 tsp Tomato ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 200 ml Single cream

Instructions
 

  • Preparation Method for North Indian Style Butter Chicken : Cut chicken breast into small cubes, wash and drain.
  • Marinate the chicken pieces with the remaining items mentioned marinade except Oil.
  • Leave the chicken for a minimum of 1 hour.
  • Then fry the chicken pieces and leave aside.
  • Take the oil used for frying(3-4 tbsp) along with the browned masala particles sticking to the pan.
  • For Gravy:- Add Jeera, and when it splutter, add chopped onion, saute for 2-3 mins.
  • Then add the ginger garlic paste.
  • Add the masala powders and the kasthuri methi(crushed between your palms) and mix well.
  • Add the tomatoes anmd saute till the tomatoes are soft.
  • Add 2 1/2 cup of boiling water and also the cashewnuts.
  • Remove the gravy from the fire and blend well in the blender. Heat butter and add the blended gravy and mix well.
  • Add food colour, ketchup, sugar, cream and stir well.
  • Add the chicken pieces to this and reduce the flame and leave it for 3-4 mins mins.
  • Sprinkle 1-2 pinch of garam masala to Butter Chicken and stir well.
  • Remove Butter Chicken from fire and serve with naan, rotis or chappathis.
  • :- North Indian Style Butter Chicken is ready.
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