Name: North Indian Style Butter Chicken - Cooked In Creamy Butter
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 gms Chicken Breast; 1 tsp jeera; 2 nos Onion (chopped, medium size); Ginger (garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp); 2 nos Tomato (chopped); 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tsp Garam masala; 1 1/2 tsp Kasthuri methi; 10 nos Cashew nut; 1 tbsp Butter; 3-4 drops Red food colour; 1 tsp Tomato ketchup; 1/2 tsp Sugar; 200 ml Single cream

North Indian Style Butter Chicken - Cooked In Creamy Butter

North Indian Style Butter Chicken (Chicken cooked in tasty creamy butter sauce)

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

Ingredients for Butter Chicken :

500 gms Chicken Breast

For Gravy:

1 tsp jeera
2 nos Onion chopped, medium size
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
2 nos Tomato chopped
1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1 1/2 tsp Kasthuri methi
10 nos Cashew nut
1 tbsp Butter
3-4 drops Red food colour
1 tsp Tomato ketchup
1/2 tsp Sugar
200 ml Single cream

Instructions

Preparation Method for North Indian Style Butter Chicken : Cut chicken breast into small cubes, wash and drain.
Marinate the chicken pieces with the remaining items mentioned marinade except Oil.
Leave the chicken for a minimum of 1 hour.
Then fry the chicken pieces and leave aside.
Take the oil used for frying(3-4 tbsp) along with the browned masala particles sticking to the pan.
For Gravy:- Add Jeera, and when it splutter, add chopped onion, saute for 2-3 mins.
Then add the ginger garlic paste.
Add the masala powders and the kasthuri methi(crushed between your palms) and mix well.
Add the tomatoes anmd saute till the tomatoes are soft.
Add 2 1/2 cup of boiling water and also the cashewnuts.
Remove the gravy from the fire and blend well in the blender. Heat butter and add the blended gravy and mix well.
Add food colour, ketchup, sugar, cream and stir well.
Add the chicken pieces to this and reduce the flame and leave it for 3-4 mins mins.
Sprinkle 1-2 pinch of garam masala to Butter Chicken and stir well.
Remove Butter Chicken from fire and serve with naan, rotis or chappathis.
:- North Indian Style Butter Chicken is ready.

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Response (3)

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Jiby Mathew June 5, 2009

Superb recipe….tasted awesome. You ppl should try this recipe…..By the way Preetha is my wife

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Riya Jithu March 23, 2010

Superb, every one must try this !!

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sudheshna balaram January 23, 2013

I tried this recipe. It is very gud in taste and very easy to make.

3.75 from 4 votes (4 ratings without comment)

North Indian Style Butter Chicken – Cooked In Creamy Butter