Butter chicken

Ingredients

To marinate

Bonesless chicken ( diced)   - 600 gm

Kashmiri redchilli powder - 1 tbs
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbs
Garam masala( preferably home made) - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder- 3/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Yogurt - 2 tbs
Lime juice - 1 tbs
kasoori methi powder - 1 tsp
Salt
Oil - 2 tbs

For gravy

Shahi jeera - 1/2 tsp

Onion - 3

 2 ripe tomatoes on vine 

Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp

Redchilly powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Kasoorimethi - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

CashEwnut - one fistful ( soaked and made into a paste with some water)

Fresh cream ( optional) I didn't use

Butter – 1 tbs

Preparation 

·       Marinate the chicken with ingredients mentioned and set aside for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 180 degree centigrade and cook the chicken for 15  minutes.

·       In a  saucepan add some oil and sputter shahi jeera. Add chopped onions and saute onions till light brown in colour.

·       Add  ginger garlic paste and  saute for few minutes until raw smell goes.

·       Add all the powders except kasoorimethi and saute till raw smell goes off . Add chopped tomatoes and cook until mushy.  Allow it cool down and blend it to a smooth paste.

·       Add butter to a saucepan and pour the blended  gravy to the saucepan. Boil it for 2-3 minutes.

·       Add cooked chicken with the juices and let it cook for 5-10 minutes.

·       Add kasoorimethi powder , sugar and cashewnut paste. Let it boil for few minutes .

·       Finally add fresh cream  ( if using) and when it is starts  to boil turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.