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Butter chicken masala

Boneless roasted chicken pieces cooked in a tomato based creamy curry
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, punjabi
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 persons
Author indrani

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1. Boneless chicken 400 gms
  • 2. Onion (1 )
  • 3. Ginger (1 and 1/2 inch)
  • 4. Garlic (9 to 10 cloves)
  • 5. Tomato (2 pureed)
  • 6. All spice powder (2 tbsp)
  • 7. Kashmiri or red chilly powder (2 tbsp)
  • 8. Green chilies (2 cut into fine pieces)
  • 10. Salt as per taste
  • 11. Lemon juice (1 lemon)
  • 12. Curd (1/2 cup)
  • 13. Fresh cream (1 cup)
  • 14. Butter (1/2 cup)
  • 15. Fenugreek leaves dried (2 tbsp)
  • 16. Coriander leaves for garnish
  • 17. Cashewnut paste (2 to 3 tbsp)

Instructions

Preparation

  1. 1.Marinate the chicken with onion ,ginger garlic paste ,salt and lemon juice for 20 minutes.
  2. 2.On a wok add the marinated chicken pices and cook till the marinate gets dried and absorbed.
  3. 3.Pass the chicken pieces through iron or steel rods and put it on fire to get a smoky flavor.Alternatively you can grill them in oven.
  4. 4.Once the chicken are grilled shred them into pieces.
  5. 5.in the wok add butter and add tomato puree followed by curd
  6. 6.Add all spice powder and red chilly powder.
  7. 7.Saute it till oil foats on top and spices are cooked.
  8. 8.Add the chicken pieces.
  9. 9.Add cashewnut paste and cream.
  10. 10.saute for 5 minutes.
  11. 11 Add green chillies and at last add fenugreek leaves.
  12. 12.Saute for a minute and plate it immediately.You can serve it with roti,nans ,paratha or bread.