Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400g/1lb Chicken breast, cut into 1in pieces; 2 tablespoons Ginger paste, divided; 2 tablespoons Garlic paste, divided; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1 teaspoon Chili powder (Red chili flakes); 1 teaspoon Paprika; 3-4 tablespoons Butter; 60g Cashews; 150g Red Onion; 450g Tomatoes; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Paprika; 1/2 teaspoon Chili powder (Red Chili powder); 1/2 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Garam Massala; 1 teaspoon Salt; 4 tablespoons Heavy Cream

Butter Chicken is a creamy Indian dish made with chicken, butter, tomatoes, cashews, and spices. To make it, you'll need chicken breast, ginger and garlic pastes, butter, tomatoes, heavy cream, and some spices. Just marinate the chicken, cook it with the sauce, and blend everything for a smooth finish.

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Prep: 15 minutes
Marinate: 1 hour
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Instructions

Marinade the chicken with 1 tablespoon ginger paste, 1 tablespoon garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon red chili peppers, 1 teaspoon paprika for 1-2 hours.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a pan
Add the cashew and fry 30 secs
Add the chopped onion and tomato. Cook 5 mins
Add the sugar, 1 tablespoon ginger and 1 tablespoon garlic paste, paprika, red chili powder, Garam masala,salt and 1 tablespoon heavy cream and 1 cup warm water
cover and cook for 10 mins.
Cool a bit and blend to a smooth paste in a mixer
Strain the mixture. Discard the seeds and skin that will be leftover once completely strained.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a pan
Fry the marinated chicken for 3-4 mins on each side. Set aside once done
In the same pan, add the strained mixture. Bring to a boil
Add the chicken pieces and 1 tablespoon butter.
Cover and cook 5 mins
Add kasoori methi, 1 teaspoon garam masala and 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Mix well. turn off heat let is rest for 5 mins