Indian Butter Chicken Masala

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• 250 gm of boneless chicken, cubed
• 2 onions, minced
• 1 tomato, pureed
• 1 tbsp of tomato paste or sauce
• 1 tbsp of butter, ghee, or oil
• 1 tsp of minced garlic
• 1 tsp of minced ginger
• 2 tsp of coriander powder
• 1 tsp of chilli powder (use Kashmiri chilli powder for better results)
• 1 tsp of garam masala or chicken masala
• 1 large pinch of kasuri methi / dried fenugreek leaves
• 1 cup of milk
• 3 tbsp of cream or pureed cashew paste (soak and grind cashew nuts)
• 1-2 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• 1 small bunch of coriander leaves / cilantro, for ganish

Details

Adapted from cookingandme.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the butter in a pan and add the minced onions. Fry until golden brown
Add the ginger, garlic, coriander, chilli powder, turmeric, and salt. Fry for a minute until fragrant
Add the pureed tomato and tomato paste and cook for 3-4 mins until the mixture bubbles uniformly
Thrown in the kasuri methi, milk, and the cubed chicken. Cook covered for 8-10 mins until the chicken is soft. The chicken will let out more water, just check once or twice in between and give the curry a stir. Keep the flame on sim
When the chicken is cooked soft, open the lid and cook for a further minute or two. If the gravy is too thick, add some water at this stage
When done, add the garam masala or chicken masala and the cream or cashew paste. Give it a good stir, but don't boil
Adjust salt, garnish with the coriander leaves, and remove from fire
Serve hot with tawa naan, vegetable pulao, or jeera rice


Note: You can slightly fry the chicken before adding it to the gravy. I haven't tried this but what I'd do is marinate the chicken pieces in ginger, garlic, turmeric, and chilli powder and lightly saute it until half-cooked. Then proceed with the rest of the recipe for Butter Chicken above.