Butter Chicken

Ingredients – 1

Chicken	½ kg
Onion	1 big
Butter	1stick
Tomato puree	1 cup
Ginger grated	2 tsp
Garlic grated	2 tsp
Chilli powder	1 tsp
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Cumin powder	1 tsp
Whole spices	3 each
Fennel seeds	1/8 tsp
Heavy cream	1 cup
Sugar	1 tsp
Ketchup	1 tsp
Salt, oil, cilantro
Cashew, almond paste

Ingredients – 2

Chilli powder	2 tsp
Garam masala	1 tsp
Turmeric powder	¼ tsp
G/g paste	2 tsp
Kasoori methi	1 tsp
Curd	4 tsp
Oil	½ tbsp

Method

1.      Marinate the chicken with the ingredients – 2 for at least 45 minutes or overnight. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the chicken till brown. Keep aside.

2.      Heat oil in the same pan, fry ginger, garlic and onion till golden brown. Add all powders along with salt. Cover and cook.

3.      Let the onions become tender and then grind it to smooth paste. In the same pan, fry the spices for few seconds.

4.      Add the ground paste, tomato puree, and cup of warm water any remaining marinade can be mixed with water and poured.

5.      Cover and cook in medium heat till the gravy thickens. Add 1-cup warm water again to make up the gravy and add cream, sugar and ketchup. Cook for few minutes.

6.      Add the chicken, salt and allow it to simmer for at least 15 minutes. Add nuts paste and mix it for few minutes. Add cilantro.

7.      Remove from fire, add butter mix it and cover and rest it for 15 minutes.