Traditional Butter Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :

1 whole chicken
2 tomatoes puree in a blender
2 onions, chopped
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
15 cashew nuts paste
1 ½ tbsp butter
3 tbsp cream
1 tsp chilli powder
Oil for frying
salt to taste

For the marinade :
1 tbsp tandoori masala
½ tbsp garam masala (cloves, cinnamon and cardamom powdered)
2 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp jeera
5 tbsp yoghurt

Method :

• Marinate the chicken in the marinade for 1 whole hour.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry the chicken for 10 minutes.
• Remove the chicken and keep aside.
• In the remaining oil fry add the chopped onions till golden , then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry sprinkling little water now and then, till the oil separates.
• Add the cashew paste, chilli powder, tomato paste and cook for 10 mins.
• Add the butter and the cream and the chicken.
• Mix well and cook till done.
• Garnish with coriander.