Butter Chicken
Adapted from /u/Cyanide_Neil on January 1, 2019
Prep:
15 minutes
Marinate:
1 hour
Cook:
30 minutes
Total:
1 hour, 45 minutes


Ingredients
Serves/makes 4
Instructions
1.
Marinade the chicken with 1 Tbsp ginger paste, 1 Tbsp garlic paste, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chili peppers, 1 tsp paprika for 1-2 hours.
2.
Melt 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil in a pan
3.
Add the cashew and fry 30 secs
4.
Add the chopped onion and tomato. Cook 5 mins
5.
Add the sugar, 1 Tbsp ginger and 1 Tbsp garlic paste, paprika, red chili powder, Garam masala,salt and 1 tbsp heavy cream and 1 cup warm water
6.
cover and cook for 10 mins.
7.
Cool a bit and blend to a smooth paste in a mixer
8.
Strain the mixture. Discard the seeds and skin that will be leftover once completely strained.
9.
Heat 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter in a pan
10.
Fry the marinated chicken for 3-4 mins on each side. Set aside once done
11.
In the same pan, add the strained mixture. Bring to a boil
12.
Add the chicken pieces and 1 tbsp butter.
13.
Cover and cook 5 mins
14.
Add kasoori methi, 1 tsp garam masala and 3 tbsp heavy cream
15.
Mix well. turn off heat let is rest for 5 mins
Misc.
Notes
Try marinating the chicken in yogurt first too
Kasoori methi is the same thing as fenugreek