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Butter Chicken Recipe

Punjabi cuisine is very popular all over our country. The rich taste of its gravies makes it a huge hit among people of all age groups.
Punjabis love chicken and hence there are a lot of Punjabi recipes with chicken. One that is a favourite among everyone is butter chicken. It is extremely popular because it is an amalgamation of two of our favourite ingredients, butter and chicken. The combination is fab, we tell you!!!
If your family craves for some restaurant-like food at home, serve them this amazing butter chicken and they will literally worship you afterwards.
Here is an amazing butter chicken recipe to prepare at home.

Recipe By: Boldsky Staff
Recipe Type: Main Course
Serves: 2
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Curd - 6 tbsp
Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - ½ tbsp
Oil - 4-5 tbsp
Butter - 50 g
Star anise - 1
Green cardamom - 4
Onions (medium size) - 3
Tomatoes (medium size) - 4
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts - 25
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Kasuri methi - 1 tbsp
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp
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1) Take the washed chicken in a big bowl.
2) Whisk the hung curd and add it to the chicken.
3) Add the ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli powder and salt; marinate for half an hour.
To Prepare The Gravy:
1) In a pan, heat 4-5 tablespoons of oil.
2) Add butter, star anise and green cardamom.
3) Next, finely chop the onions and add it to the heated oil.
4) Sauté until it turns golden brown.
5) Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and add it to the pan.
6) Add the garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away.
7) Then, add the red chilli powder.
8) Add salt according to taste and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.
9) After 5 minutes, transfer the tomato mixture into a different bowl and let it cool.
10) After the mixture is cooled, blend it in a blender until smooth.
11) In the same pan, add the blended gravy and chicken along with half a cup of water.
12) Add garam masala powder and kasuri methi to it. Mix everything well.
13) To this, add 1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup and cook it for 3-4 minutes on a medium to low flame.
14) Add the remaining butter to the gravy now.
15) Add water to it, according to the consistency of the gravy required by you. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
16) After 10 minutes, you should see the oil and butter floating on top of the gravy. This shows that the gravy is cooked.
17) Serve it with a dollop of cream on top and some coriander leaves.
- Heat kasuri methi on a pan to make it crisp
- Crush it and garnish while serving.
- Serving Size - 2
- Calories - 768 cal
- Fat Content - 29 g
- Protein - 48 g
- Cholestrol - 204 g
- Sugar - 5 g
Step By Step
1) Take the washed chicken in a big bowl.

2) Whisk the hung curd and add it to the chicken .

3) Add the ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilli powder and salt; marinate for half an hour.




To Prepare The Gravy:
1) In a pan, heat 4-5 tablespoons of oil .

2) Add butter, star anise and green cardamom.


3) Next, finely chop the onions and add it to the heated oil.

4) Sauté until it turns golden brown.

5) Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and add it to the pan.


6) Add the garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away.

7) Then, add the red chilli powder.

8) Add salt according to taste and let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes.


9) After 5 minutes, transfer the tomato mixture into a different bowl and let it cool.


10) After the mixture is cooled, blend it in a blender until smooth.


11) In the same pan, add the blended gravy and chicken along with half a cup of water.



12) Add garam masala powder and kasuri methi to it. Mix everything well.


13) To this, add 1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup and cook it for 3-4 minutes on a medium to low flame.



14) Add the remaining butter to the gravy now.

15) Add water to it, according to the consistency of the gravy required by you. Let it cook for 10 minutes.




16) After 10 minutes, you should see the oil and butter floating on top of the gravy. This shows that the gravy is cooked.


17) Serve it with a dollop of cream on top and some coriander leaves.

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