Butter Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 whole chicken, cut up
• 1 tablespoon tandoori masala
• 1/2 tablespoon garam masala (cloves, cinnamon and cardamom powdered)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder (jeera)
• 5 tablespoons yoghurt
• salt
• 2 tomatoes, pureed in a blender
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 15 cashew nuts paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• oil

Recipe

• 1 marinate the chicken in the marinade for 1 whole hour.
• 2 heat oil in a non stick pan and fry the chicken for 10 minutes.
• 3 remove the chicken and keep aside.
• 4 in the remaining oil fry the chopped onions till golden, then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry sprinkling little water now and then till oil separates.
• 5 add the cashew paste, chilli pd, tomato paste and cook for 10 minutes.
• 6 add the butter and the cream and the chicken.
• 7 mix well and cook till done.
• 8 garnish with cilantro.