Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

 

 

 

Ingredients :-

1. 10-12 kashmiri chillies or 3 tbsps kashmiri chili powder ( add more if needed , as i use whole chillies)
2. 1tsp corriander powder
3. 1tsp jeera powder
4. 1/2tsp garam masala powder
5. 1 tbsp kasuri methi.
6. 1tbsp Salt.
7. 1/2tbsp sugar.
8. 1tsp white pepper powder
9. 1/2 cup wipping cream/cooking cream/thick cream ( low fat version can use 1/4cup whole milk)
10. 3tbsps ghee or oil.
11. 2tsps ginger-garlic paste
12. 1kg chicken (wash, clean ,cut and grilled ) check grilled chicken receipe indian style and make it bone less and shreded/ or simply use store brought 2 plates chicken tikka or 2 portions tandoori and shreaded .
13. 200gms tomato puree( 2 tomatoes)
14. 250 grams fried onion paste( saute fist and paste)
15. hand full of cashew nuts soaked in waster n made into a paste
16. 10-12 Cashew nuts halved and toasted in ghee. 
17. Few Raisens
18. Candid cherries 10 grams
19. Dried cranberried 10 grams

Method:-

• Heat oil / ghee and fry the ginger-garlic paste.
• Add the kasuri methi and chilli powder(if ur using paste add  it little later to kasuri methi  not together) fry for 2-3 mins till the raw smell disappears.
• Add the tomato paste.Fry well.
• Add the dhaniya ,jeera powder and white pepper powder. fry till oil leaves.
• Add the ckicken and fry little tille the masala is coated.
• Add the cashewnut paste and mix well
• Add the salt and mix.
• Add little hot water , cover and cook till its all well combined.
• Add the sugar and mix.
• Add the cream.
• Add the cashewnuts, candid cherries, cranberries, raisens.
• Garnish with corriander leaves , cream n the dry fruits used earlier.
• Serve hot with nan or roti/rice or pulao or ghee rice.