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Chicken Butter Masala

Dec 30, 2012 30 min
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Chicken Butter Masala
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Preparation Time
30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty
Moderately easy
Occasion
Diwali
Recipe Type
Dinner
Cuisine
South Indian

IChicken Butter Masala is slightly sweet and sour. Butter chicken curry is tomato based with marinated chicken pieces garnished with butter. .

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Boneless Chicken breasts
Boneless Chicken breasts
1 nos 1181.44 1.66
Curd
Curd
0.5 cup 74.73 4.05
Garlic Paste
Garlic Paste
2 teaspoon 0.28 2.72
Ginger  Paste
Ginger Paste
2 teaspoon 1.6
Tandoori Masala
Tandoori Masala
2 teaspoon
Cumin Powder
Cumin Powder
2 teaspoon 25.2 1.2
Chili powder
Chili powder
0.5 tablespoon 2.65 53.04
Haldi Powder
Haldi Powder
0.25 teaspoon 6.82
Tomato Puree
Tomato Puree
0.75 cup 89.25 148.13
Tomato
Tomato
1 nos 14.96
Cashew Nut
Cashew Nut
6 nos 99.18 7.92
Fenugreek Leaves Puree
Fenugreek Leaves Puree
3 teaspoon 0.54
Fresh Cream
Fresh Cream
3 teaspoon 30 2.49 0.09
Salt
Salt
1 as required 0
Sugar
Sugar
1 pinch 19.35
Butter
Butter
2 tablespoon 476.66 53.92 1.4
Total 2022.66 275.13 1.49

Preparation Method

  1. 01 In a bowl put in the Chicken pieces, and then add half the Curd, Salt to taste, a pinch of Haldi. 1/4 tsp Red Chili Powder, a pinch of tandoori color, little of the Ginger Garlic Paste.
  2. 02 Mix well and set aside to marinade 20 - 30 mins.
  3. 03 Meanwhile in a blender, blend the Tomato, Curd and Cashew Nutnuts unTil the Cashew Nutnuts are finely ground.
  4. 04 In a thick bottomed pan melt the Butter and add the finely Onion.
  5. 05 Fry the Onion Till transparent.
  6. 06 Then add the Ginger Garlic Paste and fry Till raw smell goes.
  7. 07 Then add the Tomato Puree, the dry masalas, and keep stirring the mixture on low flame for a while.
  8. 08 Then add the marinated Chicken pieces, and fry well in the mixture Till Oil seperates.
  9. 09 Then add the Tomato, Cashew Nutnut and Yogurt mixture and mix well.
  10. 10 Cover and cook on low flame, stirring in between so that the Cashew Nutnuts don't stick to the bottom, unTil the Chicken is cooked.
  11. 11 Lastly add the methi leaves, and Cream and stir it. Cover and turn of the flame.
  12. 12 Serve hot with naan or rotis.
  13. 13 There are no hard and fast rules, you may adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.

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