Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs medium chicken pieces

butter (to bake or shallow fry)

cooking spray ( if baking)

Marinade for chicken:

2 tbsp Oil

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 garam masala

1 tbsp lemon juice

salt

Gravy:

2 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1-8 oz can tomato sauce/puree or 4 medium tomatoes pureed

1/4 cupYogurt (not sour)

3/4 cup heavy cream

2 tbsps cashewnuts powdered

1/2 tsp sugar

salt

a pinch orange food color(optional)

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken and let it sit in the refrigerator for atleast 1/2 hr.
• Preheat oven to 400 F.Arrange chicken pieces on a baking sheet, spray some cooking oil and top with some butter and bake chicken pieces for about 20 mins, until 3 /4 th cooked.
• OR
• Heat butter in a pan.Shallow fry the chicken pieces in batches until 3 /4 th cooked and set aside.
• In the meantime. You can prepare the gravy.
• Heat butter.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and fry well.
• Add in the garam masala and chili powder.Mix well and let it cook a few mins.
• Pour in the tomato puree add some salt and cook for about 10 mins.
• Slowly add the yogurt,heavy cream,cashew powder & sugar.Keep stirring.
• When the gravy is thick and creamy add the cooked chicken pieces and let it simmer.
• Serve with hot naan or rice.

Tips:

If using fresh tomato puree, u may need to use orange food color to get the rich look.

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