When you think about Indian food, Butter Chicken comes to mind! With dollops of butter, tenderly cooked chicken, topped with cream, it sure is a guilty pleasure of many.😊

Here’s our version of Butter Chicken recipe. Get cooking!

Ingredients

For the chicken

• Boneless chicken cut into cubes – 500 gms
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Salt – as required

For the gravy

• Finely chopped onions – 1 small
• Diced tomatoes – 6 medium sized
• Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
• Finely chopped ginger – 1/2 inch
• Slit green chilies – 2
• Kashmiri red chili powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
• Kasoori methi – 1/2 tsp
• Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Oil – 1 tsp
• Salt – as required

Method

• In the first marinade, add 1/2 tsp of ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp of lemon juice and a little salt to the chicken and keep aside for 15 minutes.
• For the second marinade, make a paste with 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste, Kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, 1 tsp of lemon juice, hung curd, oil and salt as required. Apply this to the chicken and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or marinate over night.
• Cook the chicken in pan. Grease the pan with some butter. Place the chicken cubes, cook for 10 minutes on one side, flip them and cook for another 10 mins or the till the chicken is done.
• For the gravy, add 1 tbsp of butter and a little oil in the same pan.
• Fry onions until translucent.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes.
• Now add the diced tomatoes and cook till soft.
• Cool this mixture and transfer it into a blender and blend until smooth.
• Now sieve this into a bowl to give you a smooth velvety gravy.
• Add another dollop of butter into the same pan.
• Add ginger and green chilies and fry for few seconds.
• Add the gravy and chicken. To this, add Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and cook for 2 mins.
• Crush the kasoori methi before adding. The add fresh cream and mix. Cook for another 2 mins.
• You can add some sugar or honey in case you feel the gravy is a little tangy.
• Garnish with some more cream and a little kasoori methi
• Serve with naan or any Indian bread and rice.