Friday, April 29, 2011
Indian Non-Veg Recipe - BUTTER CHICKEN !!
BUTTER CHICKEN - A very famous Indian recipe
Ingredients :
Chicken ( skinned, boned and diced ) : 1 kg
Curd : 150 ml
Almonds (crushed) : 50 gm
Cinnamon (crushed) : 1/4 tsp
Cloves (crushed) : 1/4 tsp
Bay leaves (crushed) : 1/4 tsp
Green cardamon : 4
Ginger pulp : 1 tsp
Garlic pulp : 1 tsp
Tomatoes (chopped) : 400 gm
Onions (chopped) : 2
Fresh coriander (chopped) : 2 tbsp
Fresh cream : 4 tbsp
Chilli powder ; 1-1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder : 1 tsp
Corn Oil : 1 tbsp
Butter : 75 gm
Salt to taste
Method :
Take a bowl and put curd, all the dry spices, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, ground almonds and salt.
Blend Well
Put the chicken pieces in a large bowl.
Pour over the curd mixture
Heat butter and oil together in a pan,
Put onions and fry for three minutes
Add the chicken mixture.
Saute for about 7 to 10 minutes.
Add half of the coriander leaves. Blend well.
Add cream, Stir for sometime. Simmer.
When the chicken is done, garnish with the remaining coriander leaves before serving.
Tastes best with parathas or chappatis.
Source : Celeb Cook-In, TOI