BUTTER CHICKEN

(serving 3 to 4 people)

Ingredients:

4 teaspoons garam masala 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chilly powder
1/4 turmeric powder
1 teaspoon jeera whole
500 gm boneless chicken
4 teaspoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
4 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
5 nos tomato (blanched and then pureed)
10 nos cashew nuts
1/3 cup hung curd
1/3 cup cream
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

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• PREPARATION:

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• 1. Marinate the chicken with curd, 2 tsp garam masala, salt and little chilly powder.

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• 2. In a boiling water add tomatoes (slit them slightly on the top) and cashew nuts. In 3 minutes the skin of the tomatoes will start to peel, then remove them from the water. Remove their skin and add the tomatoes & cashew nuts to the mixer to make a fine puree.

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• 3. Take a kadai add butter and 1 tsp of oil (so that the butter does not burn quickly), add the whole jeera. Once they start to crackle add the fine puree (tomatoes and cashew nuts). Add the ginger&garlic paste, remaining garam masala & chilly powder. After 5 minutes add 1 cup water and let it reduce.

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• 4. Once the gravy is reduced add the chicken ( first shallow fry them to seal the meat). Then add chopped coriander and cream, stir them and then close the lid of the kadai. Let it simmer for 15 minutes, then garnish with coriander and cream. 

• 5. Enjoy your butter chicken with a naan, lacha paratha aur jeera rice.