Butter Chicken - Genuis recipe

Ingredients:

700 Gram Raw chicken

 For the Marinade: 

1 tsp Red chilli powder 

1 tsp Ginger and garlic paste To taste Salt 

1/2 Kg Curd

For the Gravy:

175 Gram White butter 

1/2 tsp Black cumin seeds

1/2 Kg Tomato, pureed

1/2 tsp Sugar

1 tsp Red chilli powder

To taste Salt

100 Gram Fresh cream

4 Green chillies, sliced

1/2 tsp Fenugreek leaves (crushed)

How to Make Butter Chicken

For marination:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, salt and curd.
2. Add the raw chicken pieces to the marinade and mix well. Keep it in the refrigerator overnight or minimum 6 hours.
3. Roast the marinated chicken in a tandoor or an oven for about 10-12 minutes until it is three-fourth done.

Prepare the chicken gravy:

1. Heat half the quantity of white butter in pan.
2. Pour in the tomato puree, and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add cumin seeds, sugar, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
3. Add the prepared chicken, white butter, fresh cream, sliced green chillies and crushed fenugreek leaves. Saute for 3-4 minutes and let the chicken cook.
4. Cook till chicken is done. Serve hot with rice or naan.