Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Ingredients -

 For Marination:

• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Orange red color - 1 pinch
• Tandoori masala - 2 tsp
• Hunk curd - 1 cup
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - to deep fry

For Gravy:

• Butter - 50 gms
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Green chilli paste - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato puree - 1 cup
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Water - 1 cup
• Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cashewnuts - 1/2 cup
• Melon seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 3 tsp

Procedure -

For Marination:

• Add all the marination ingredients to the chicken and keep for 4 hours. 
• Now deep fry chicken and keep aside.

For Gravy :

• Grind poppy seeds, cashewnuts and melon seeds to a smooth paste adding a little water and keep aside
• Heat butter in a kadhai, add ginger garlic paste, tomato puree and all the remaining ingredients of the gravy. 
• Add the above made paste to this. 
•  Cook until oil leaves. 
• Now add the fried chicken. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot with paranthas. Garnish with coriander leaves.