Presenting to you "Akky's Special" Butter Chicken, especially cooked to make you fall in love with
Ingredients required
For Grilled Chicken
Chicken (500 gm), with cuts all over to absorb marination
Turmeric Powder (1 Tea Spoon)
Red Chilly Powder (1/2 Tea Spoon)
Salt (As Per Taste)
Ginger Garlic Paste (1 Tea Spoon)
Tandoori masala (1 Tea Spoon)
Curd/Yogurt (1 & 1/2 Tea Spoon)
For Gravy
Butter
Cinnamon (2 pieces)
Mace (2 Flowers)
Chopped Onion (1 Medium)
Ginger Garlic Paste (1 Tea Spoon)
Chopped Tomatoes (3)
Cashew (A Handful)
Turmeric Powder (1 Tea Spoon)
Garam Masala (1/4 Tea Spoon)
Coriander Powder/Dhaniya Powder (1 Tea Spoon)
Salt (As Per Taste)
Fresh Cream (2-3 Table Spoon)
Method of Preparation
Marinate & Grill Chicken
Take Chicken pieces in a bowl.
Add Turmeric powder, Red Chilly powder, Ginger Garlic Paste, Salt, Tandoori Masala & Curd. (All Measurements given above).
Mix Well.
Cover & let it marinate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat microwave for 5 minutes. Set it on convection mode at 180 degrees and grill the chicken for 20-25 minutes.
Gravy Making
Heat a pan & add 2 Table Spoon Butter.
Add Cinnamon and Mace. Saute for 5 Seconds.
Add Chopped onion and saute till they become translucent.
Add 1 Tea Spoon Ginger Garlic Paste.. Saute for 10 seconds.
Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they become nice and soft.
Add a handful of cashews and saute.
Add 1 Tea Spoon Turmeric Powder, 1/4 Tea Spoon Garam Masala, 1 Tea Spoon Coriander (Dhaniya) Powder and salt (as per taste)
Mix everything well. Cool & Blend it into a smooth paste.
Take 1 Table Spoon butter into the same heated pan & add the paste to it.
Saute it well till it starts releasing oil.
Add water to adjust the consistency of the gravy according to your choice.
Cook the gravy well.
Bring the flame to lowest and add 2-3 Table Spoon fresh cream. Keep Stirring.
Add Kashmiri red chilly powder to enhance the color of the gravy (optional)
Dry Roast 1/2 Tea Spoon Kasuri methi (Dried fenugreek leaves) in another pan.
Cool and crush it between your hands. Add it to the gravy and mix.
Add grilled chicken and cover & cook for 5 minutes.
Serve and garnish with some fresh cream on the top
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RovitaS
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