EASY BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE | CHICKEN MAKHANI Recipe
This recipe " BUTTER CHICKEN " is very easy recipe , if we have all the ingredients at hand . I made this recipe for my husbands office Potluck . Check out all the chicken recipes in my blog here . So now off to today's post Easy Butter chicken Recipe .EASY BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE | CHICKEN MAKHANI
Ingredients:
- Chicken - 1 kilogram ( Cleaned , Skin out and chopped )
- Onion - 500 gram , Very finely chopped
- Tomato - 500 gram , pureed
- Green Chilli - 4 numbers , slit
- Red chilli powder - 2 tablespoon
- Corinader powder - 1 table spoon
- Paprika powder - 2 tea spoon
- Cayenne pepper Powder - 2 tea spoon
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tablespoon
- Ground Cashew Nut paste - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - To taste
- Kasthoori Methi Powder - 2 tea spoon
- Butter - 1 tablespoon
- Oil - 1 tablespoon .
- Bell peppers - 1 number , Diced ( Optional )
- Salt - To taste
- Cilantro Leaves - Few leaves chopped ( For Garnishing )
- To Marinate Chicken : Turmeric Powder - 2 Tea spoon
Method:
Clean and marinate the chicken with turmeric powder . Set aside for atleast 30 minutes . This removes the smell from the chicken .
Heat oil and Butter in a heavy bottom pan . Add the finely chopped onion to it , and cook till it become translucent . ( I used my food processor to chop onions )
Now add the pureed Tomatoes and green chilli's to the cooked onion .
Add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes away . Now add Cashew nut paste , salt , Paprika powder , garam masala powder , red chilli powder , coriander powder , Cayenne pepper Powder and fry them .
Cook till the oil separates out from the gravy . Now add the chicken pieces.
Add some water and cook till the chicken pieces become soft and tender .
Cook till the oil separates out from the gravy . Now add the fresh cream and kasthori Methi Powder , and diced capsicum .
Cook till the oil separates from the gravy and capsicum should not be over cooked , it should be crunchy .Garnish with cilantro leaves . Delicious Butter Chicken Curry is ready to serve .
This Butter Chicken curry goes well with Naan and other Roti and parathas .
Check out the other side dishes for roti by clicking here .
Note :
Instead of Cashew paste any nut paste could be added like Walnut paste or Almond paste as per your choice .
The Capsicum could be used if desired it is purely optional.
The paprika powder is added to give the natural red color to the gravy .