Butter Chicken

Ingredients (Serves 3-4 people)

Butter - 50 gms
Plain Curd - 2 table spoons

Bone-less Chicken - 2.5 lbs

Onions finely chopped - 1/2 lbs

Ginger and Garlic paste - 2 table spoons

Tomato Puree - 3 table spoons

2-3 Bay leafs, 1/4 Cinnamon stick,

4 -5 Cardamom pods

Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon

Red Chili, Coriander & Cumin powder - 1 tbl. sp

Vegetable Oil as cooking medium and salt to taste

Marination: min 30 minutes to 24 hours max

Mix salt, ginger-garlic paste (1 table spoon), turmeric and chili powder, curd in 2 tbl. spoon oil. Marinate the boneless chicken in this and let it stand for the marination time

Preparation: cooking time 30-35 mins

Heat the oil and throw in the Bay leafs, Cinnamon stick and Cardamom pods before tossing the finely chopped onions. Once the onions are glazed, add the ginger-garlic (1 table spoon) paste. Once the ginger-garlic has integrated, add the marinated chicken. Mix it well and let the chicken get tender.

Mix the tomato puree, salt, cumin and coriander powder in half cup of warm water and add it to the chicken. Mix well and let the chicken soak in the spices by simmering the flame and cover the pot. Stir the mix time to time and let it cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Once the dish is almost ready, add butter and douse the flame. Cover the pot and let it stand before serving!