Butter Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized chicken(800 gm)-cut it into 12 pieces

       Makhani gravy

• 1 inch piece ginger and 10 flakes garlic-finely chopped.
• 1/4 cup kaju(cashewnuts)
• 2 cups tomato puree
• 1tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2-3 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup cream approx
• Chopped Coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

Method of Making Butter Chicken

• Blend ginger,garlic and cashews to a paste in a mixer with little water.
• Put paste in a deep dish.
• Add tomato puree and all spices,oil,butter in a non-stick pan and stir well for 8 minutes.
• Add about 1cup of water,mix and cover it with lid for 6 minutes.Stir once in between.
• Add cooked chicken to the gravy.Cover and heat for 4 minutes.Turn off heat and let it cool.
• To this mixture add milk and heat uncovered for 2 minutes and then add Cream.
• Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
• Butter Chicken is ready serve hot.