Name: Butter Chicken recipe by Karuna Kumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: First marinade:; Chcken breast about 300 grams cut in ½ inch pieces; lemon juice 1 tablespoon; Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste; Butter about 2 tablespoons; Second Marinade:; Yogurt ½ cup; Ginger – garlic paste 2 teaspoons; Kashmiri red chilli powder ½ teaspoon; Garam masala powder ½ teaspoon; Salt to taste; Mustard oil 2 teaspoon; For Makhani Gravy:; 5 large tomatoes roughly chopped; Cloves 2; cashew nuts 6-7; Ginger – garlic paste 2 teaspoons; Onions roughly chopped about ½ cup; Chilli powder 1 teaspoon; Fresh cream ¼ cup; Garam masala ½ teaspoon; Kasoori methi ½ teaspoon; Honey 1 teaspoon; Oil 1 tablespoon; butter 1 tablespoon; Salt to taste

Ingredients Serving: 4

First marinade:
Chcken breast about 300 grams cut in ½ inch pieces
lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Butter about 2 tablespoons
Second Marinade:
Yogurt ½ cup
Ginger – garlic paste 2 teaspoons
Kashmiri red chilli powder ½ teaspoon
Garam masala powder ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste
Mustard oil 2 teaspoon
For Makhani Gravy:
5 large tomatoes roughly chopped
Cloves 2
cashew nuts 6-7
Ginger – garlic paste 2 teaspoons
Onions roughly chopped about ½ cup
Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Fresh cream ¼ cup
Garam masala ½ teaspoon
Kasoori methi ½ teaspoon
Honey 1 teaspoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
butter 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Instructions

Hang the yogurt in muslin cloth to remove extra water for 15-20 minutes.
Apply a mixture of red chilli powder, lemon juice and salt to the chicken. Set aside to marinate for half an hour in the refrigerator.
To the hung yogurt, add ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and mustard oil. Be careful with the salt as we have added it to the first marinade as well.
Apply this yogurt marinade to the already marinated chicken pieces and refrigerate for minimum 5 – 6 hours.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. String the chicken pieces onto the skewers and grill for about 15 minutes or till done.
Baste with butter and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside
While the chicken is in the oven lets get down to the making of makhani sauce. Heat a pan, add tomatoes, cloves, cashew nuts, onions and oil with ¼ cup of water and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes till the tomatoes are mushy. Cool completely.
Once cool blend into a smooth puree. Strain through a sieve and keep aside.
Melt the butter in a pan, add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for a few seconds.
Add the strained tomato puree, chilli powder, garam masala, salt, honey and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10 to 12 minutes. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
Add ¼ cup cream and kasuri methi. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Now add the cooked chicken pieces to the makhani sauce.
Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or till well blended.
Enjoy this extremely delicious butter chicken with butter naan, jeera rice or with laccha parantha, just the way we did.

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