Butter Chicken.....Restaurant style.

By Hester

A quick and easy way to make restaurant style butter chicken at home..

Ingredients

• To marinate:
• Chicken: 1/2 kg.
• Yogurt: 1/2 to 1 cup (it should cover the chicken).
• Black Pepper: 1/2 tsp.
• Garam masala: 1/2 tsp.
• Salt.
• Mix all together and marinate overnight or at least 3 to 4 hours if you are in a hurry.
• INGREDIENTS:
• Onion: 2
• Ginger garlic paste 1 1/2 tsp.
• Tomato sauce: 3 to 4 tbsp.
• Red chilly powder: 2 tsp, heaped (use Kashmiri chilly as it has less heat)
• Water: 1/4 cup.
• Fresh cream: 1/4 cup.(I use amul low fat cream).
• Dried Fenugreek leaves: 1 tsp.
• Coriander leaves: 2 or 3 springs, chopped.

Preparation

Step 1

Mince onion in a food processor and keep aside. Heat a pan and put butter/ghee/refined oil. Though butter is best, you can use half and half if you are calorie conscious. Saute onion till light brown and add ginger garlic paste and fry till oil comes on top. Flame on low heat through out the cooking please.

Add chilly powder and mix well.

Add tomato sauce.

Add the marinated chicken/yogurt mixture. Saute well for some time and cook on low flame.

Mix well.

Add 1 tsp fenugreek leaves.

Add the fresh cream.

Add 1/4 cup of water, let it come to a boil....Garnish with coriander leaves. Simmer for a minute or two.

Serve hot with roti/Indian flatbread, bhatura .....enjoy quick butter chicken...the restaurant style!!