Butter chicken recipe

Butter chicken, traditionally known as murgh makhani, is an Indian dish originating in Delhi. It is a type of curry made from chicken with a spiced tomato and butter sauce. Its sauce is known for its rich texture. The butter chicken is better when served with butter naan and is one of the most popular Indian recipes. Lets see how we can make easy butter chicken.

Ingredients:

Tender chicken breasts cut to cubes and marinated in salt, pepper and corn flour 1/2 kg
oil for frying
To prepare sauce
Onion-1
Tomato-1
garlic 2 cloves
GInger small piece
Cashews-6
Kashmiri chilly powder 1 tsp
turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
salt to taste
sugar 1 tsp
Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) 1 tsp
Heavy cream 1/4 cup
Butter
Coriander leaves

Steps to follow:
Marinate the chicken breast cubes in salt, pepper and corn flour
Set aside in fridge for 30 minutes.
Fry each piece in oil and keep aside.
In a kadai, add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, cashews, (all cut in cubes roughly) chilly powder, salt, sugar, turmeric powder and kasoori methi with some water and boil for 10 minutes
Once the tomatoes and onions are soft enough, remove from flame and let cool.
Transfer to a blender and grind the ingredients into a smooth paste.
Heat the kadai and transfer the paste to it.
Add heavy cream and butter to the gravy and mix well.
Add in the fried chicken cubes and let boil for 5 minutes.
Add coriander leaves and transfer to a bowl.
Butter chicken is ready to be served.