Butter chicken is a famous chicken dish .Usually tandoori chicken is used for the preparation of butter chicken.But as it is a difficult process in this recipe i am not using the tandoori chicken.
Ingredients
For marinating the chicken
1. Chicken boneless made in to strips - 500 gm
2.Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
3.Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
4.Salt
5.Oil - 4tsp
For making the gravy
1.Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
2.Onion chopped - 3
3.Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
4.Coriander powder - 11/2 tsp
5.Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
6.Cashew paste - 2 tsp
7.Kasurimethi powder - 1/2 tsp
8.Green chillies - 6 no finely chopped
9.Tomato - 2 chopped
10.Butter - 50 gm
11.Cream - 1/2 cup
12.Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
13.Food color - 3 or 4 drops
Preparation
1. Marinate the chicken with ginger and garlic paste,red chilli powder and salt.
2.Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chicken .When the chicken half cooked drain it out of the oil. We are frying the chicken because otherwise it will oozes out a lot of water.
3.In the same oil add the cumin seed,onion,ginger,garlic paste saute well .Then add the coriander powder ,cashew paste ,green chillies,tomatoes,salt, and saute well.Add little water to it and cook well.
4.When the cooking is done put off the fire ,and when it becomes cool grind it in the mixi.
5.Again boil the mixture and add the chicken pieces to it and then the butter to it.
6.To get the color of the butter chicken you have to add the food color.If you are not interested do not add it.
7.After adding the food colour add cream to it also the garam masala .When the consistency of butter chicken will get put off the fire.
Serve it with naan or roti..............