Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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.

21 comments:

Suji said...

wow..Yummy yummy butter chicken, fried ricente koode kidu combo..

Love
Kairali sisters

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Looks so creamy and delicious....

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hi Ruchi

Simply delicious looking butter chicken. Loved the colour of it.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

GayathriRaj said...

wow butter chicken...its really good and perfect one....

Suja Manoj said...

Wow delicious butter chicken..rich and creamy gravy.

PranisKitchen said...

wow super da..really rich and creamy..with rice/chapathi simply we can eat 5 chapati with this yummy curry

Swathi said...

Butter chicken kollam

Priya Suresh said...

Slurppp tempting butter chicken, looks super rich..

Unknown said...

Butter chicken looks so tempting!! I too love it with fried rice..Great recipe!!

BeenaShylesh said...

loved the colour...delisiosu dear.....and a beautiful look for ur blog......

Ash said...

Hey!!! That is a Better Chicken.... Splendid color & the flavors are mouth watering..... Yummy!!!

Ash....
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

Sarah Naveen said...

new look kollam ktooo.....
mm innu butter chicken, innalle pepper chicken...njan enthu droham cheythu enne ingane kothipikkan
Adipoli

My Kitchen Antics said...

U are any day welcome to come home :)
butter chicken looks yummmeeeee

Aparna said...

adipoli..:) blog look nannayitundu..:)

Sreelekha Sumesh said...

Adipoli butter chicken.Looks perfect

Sushma Mallya said...

My fav chicken gravy ,looks yummy:)..thts so sweet of u vineetha to drop ur lovely comment and understand my situation.... v much appreciated..thank u:)

Prema said...

Very delicious recipe,first time here.Do visit my blog,if time permits...
http://premascooking.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

wow delicious chicken curry i love it

Vrinda said...

Creamy n yummy chicken..layout matyo? Mahi has same layout for his blog,looks gr8

Sum Raj said...

wish i could have that now..looks soo perfect dear..

Sangeetha M said...

Slurp....so tempting butter chicken...looks perfect n would like to try!!