Butter Chicken Masala Curry


Butter chicken Masala is one of India's most popular chicken recipes, a mild curry with a tomato-onion-cream base and boneless chicken pieces cooked in it to perfection.

- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min

- 🍳 Cook time: 30 min

- 🍽️ Servings: 2

Ingredients

- Boneless Chicken 1/2lb, cubed

- Butter Melted 2 tbsp

- Onions 2 medium-sized, minced

- Tomato 2 medium-sized, pureed

- Oil 2 tbsp

- Lemon juice 1 tbsp

- Garlic cloves 3, minced/crushed

- Ginger 1tbsp, minced/paste

- [Garam Masala](garam-masala.html)/Chicken Masala 1 tbsp

- Cream 4tbsp (or cashew paste)

- Chilli Powder 1 tbsp

- Turmeric powder 1/4 tbsp

- Crushed fenugreek leaves 1/4 tbsp

- 1 small bunch of coriander leaves / cilantro, for ganish

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix chicken with salt, pepper, 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/2 tbsp chili powder, turmeric powder, and lemon juice for the chicken marinade; let marinate for an hour.

2. Roast the marinated chicken in an oven at medium temperature for 5 to 10 minutes. The chicken should be three-fourths done.

3. Heat butter in a pan. Fry the onions until it turns translucent.

4. Add garlic-ginger and sauté for a minute, then add garam masala. Cook for a few seconds making sure not to burn the paste.

5. Add tomato puree, salt, and chili powder. Let simmer for about 5 minutes, occasionally stirring until sauce thickens and becomes a deep brown-red color.

6. Add the marinated chicken, butter, fresh cream, the crushed fenugreek leaves, and sliced green chilies. Cook for an additional 5 to 10 min until the chicken is cooked.

7. Adjust salt, garnish with the coriander leaves. Serve over rice or naan.

Contribution

- Nihar Samantaray - [website](https://nihars.com), [contact](mailto:i@nihars.com)

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