As the name suggest, butter chicken requires a good amount of butter to make the gravy smooth, silky and fragrant. It is packed with spices and flavour and goes very well with rice and naan.
2tbspGinger Garlic Pasteyou can find ready made paste or blend
1/4cupGreek Yoghurt
1tbspChilli Powder
1tspTumeric Powder
1tbspGaram Masala
1tspCumin Powder
1/4tspSalt
Gravy Ingredients (1)
2tbspOil
3tbspGinger Garlic Paste
3largeTomato
3tbspTomato Paste
2largeYellow Onion
1/2cupChicken Stock
2piecesRed Chilli
Gravy Ingredients (2)
1/2cupCream
100gramButter
1stickCinnamon
1pieceBay Leaf
1stalkCoriander Leaveschopped
1/2tbspBrown Sugar
Instructions
Cut chicken into chunks and marinate chicken with ginger garlic paste, yoghurt, chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt for an hour or overnight in fridge.
In a heated pan, add oil and sear the chicken for 2-3 minutes over high heat till the sides turned brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
Using the same pan with the residue oil, sauté onions and ginger garlic paste. Add chillies and tomatoes in and continue frying for 3-5 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and tomato paste in and use a hand held blender to puree the gravy.
Add in the chicken cubes, bay leaf and cinnamon stick and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
Stir in the cream and butter and season with sugar and additional salt to taste.
Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with basmati rice or naan.