Rich and Creamy Butter Chicken Recipe
A wonderful, creamy chicken dish with straightforward flavors, butter chicken masala is a must-try for a party or a awesome Sunday lunch
Ingredients
Ingredients for the preparation of butter chicken recipe
- 1 kg Chicken
- 50 g 1 pack Butter chicken spice mix
- 250 g 4 to 5 onion Onion paste
- 150 ml Tomato puree
- 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 50 ml curd/yogurt
- 50 g 3.5 tbsp Cashew paste
- 50 g 3.5 tbsp Fresh cream
- 2 tbsp 30g Butter
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
Method to prepare butter chicken recipe
- Wash and clean 1 kg of boneless or bone-in medium sized pieces of chicken.
- To the cleaned chicken, add 50 g (1 pack) of butter chicken spice mix and mix well.
- Marinate the chicken for 1 hour.
- Heat a deep bottomed pan and add 2 tbsp oil, as it heats add 250g(4 to 5) onion paste and mix well.
- Let the onion fry well in the oil.
- Now add 150 ml of tomato puree, 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste, and mix well.
- Fry well until the oil separates from the mixture.
- Add 50ml of yoghurt/curd to the pan and mix well.
- Now add the marinated chicken and required amount of water and mix well.
- The marinated chicken generally have salt, add salt if required.
- Cover and cook the chicken on medium flame until the chicken becomes soft and tender.
- As the chicken cooks add 50g (3.5 tbsp) of cashew paste and 50g (3.5 tbsp) of fresh cream and stir well.
- Cover the pan and let the chicken cook on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Next, add 30 g (2 tbsp) butter, combine well, and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Enjoy the delicious creamy and rich butter chicken masala with naan, roti or rice.