Absolutely Delicious Butter Chicken
Posted: October 22, 2013 Filed under: Chicken, Curry, Indian, Meat | Tags: Butter, butter chicken, Chicken, Cooking, food, recipes 7 CommentsI was flipping though one of my cookbooks a few days ago and came across this recipe. I have never tried cooking butter chicken before, but I have had it several times while dining out and I simply love it. It is a little time-consuming to prepare, but believe me it is worth all the effort. It is really such a delicious dish and I was wondering what took me so long to actually try to make it myself – maybe it was because I felt it was a very complicated process. Well, I finally got round to doing it and it really turned out amazingly good. One thing’s for sure – I will now be whipping up this dish more frequently! ;D
By the way this recipe has been adapted from Oli – Favourite Cuisine
INGREDIENTS
1 whole chicken
Ingredients A
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vinegar
80 grams yogurt
2 tablespoons mustard oil
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon pepper powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
salt to taste
coriander leaves for garnishing
Ingredients B (for the sauce)
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, ground to a paste
4 medium tomatoes, pureed
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 tablespoon yogurt
1/4 cup cream
50 grams candle-nut and cashew nut ground to a paste
1 cup water
salt to taste
METHOD
- Skin the chicken and make small cuts on the fleshy parts
- Mix Ingredients A into the chicken and roast in a pre-heated oven at 170o C for approximately 30 minutes until it is 3/4 roasted
- Let it cool and remove the bones and cut the chicken into medium pieces
- To make the sauce, heat butter in a pan and add all of Ingredients B
- Let it simmer, stirring continuously until the spices are well cooked
- Next add the roasted chicken pieces and continue to cook for about 2-3 minutes
- Add more water if the gravy gets too thick
- Pour a little cream before serving
- Garnish with coriander leaves
This look delicious!!
Thank you very much Ann & Chris
This is a fantastic traditional recipe and well done for avoiding the curry powder version…. this is the real McCoy
Thank you so much for your kind comments – much appreciated! 😀
Looks perfect!
Thank you very much! 😃
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