Name: Kerala Style Butter Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken (boneless); 2 nos. Onion (Chopped); 2 nos. Tomato (Chopped); 2 tsp Ginger (Paste); 6 Cloves Garlic (Paste); 2 tbsp Chilly powder; 3 tbsp Coriander powder; 1 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Garam masala; 1 tbsp Chicken masala; Few Coriander leaves; Few Curry leaves; 1/2 cup Almonds; 1/2 cup Cashew nuts

Kerala Style Butter Chicken

Kerala Style Butter Chicken is one of the tastiest of non-vegetarian dishes that goes well with naan, parotta and rice based dishes as well. The rich creamy gravy makes the dish simply irresistible and tempting. Kerala Style Butter Chicken is unique and tasty with bite sized chicken pieces cooked in rich spicy gravy and garnished with butter bits and other ingredients. Chicken is nutritious, rich in protein and other vital ingredients. You can discover a well detailed Kerala Style Butter Chicken here that can be easily prepared at home.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken boneless

For Preparing Gravy:

2 nos. Onion Chopped
2 nos. Tomato Chopped
2 tsp Ginger Paste
6 Cloves Garlic Paste
2 tbsp Chilly powder
3 tbsp Coriander powder
1 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tbsp Chicken masala
Few Coriander leaves
Few Curry leaves

For Thickening Gravy: (Soak almonds and cashew nuts in water for 30 mins):

1/2 cup Almonds
1/2 cup Cashew nuts

Instructions

For preparing the dish, cut chicken into medium sized pieces and marinate with a pinch of turmeric powder, salt and pepper powder.
Saute onion, ginger, garlic paste and tomato until tomato gets well blended.
Add all the curry powders: chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder and chicken masala. Saute nicely.
Switch off the stove and allow gravy to cool.
After cooling, grind the masala gravy to a fine paste.
Grind the soaked almonds and cashew nuts to a fine paste and keep aside.
Fry the ground masala gravy in oil till oil splits from gravy.
Add the chicken and cook till chicken becomes tender.
To make the gravy thick, add the ground almond cashew paste. Add curry leaves, coriander leaves and mix well.
Finally, add butter pieces and decorate curry. Serve Kerala Style Butter Chicken hot with parathas and naans.

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Kerala Style Butter Chicken