Recipe : Butter Chicken

Preparation Time : 60 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Tandoori chicken – 1 (cut into medium sized pieces)

• Tomatoes – ½ kg

• Butter – 100 gms

• Tomato sauce – 2 tbsp

• Chili powder – 1 tsp

• Cashew nuts (powdered) – 4 level tbsp

• Sugar – 1 tsp

• Water – ½ cup

• Bay leaf – 1

• Thick cream – ½ cup

Method :

• Chop the tomatoes.

• Now add water and bay leaf and boil for 15 minutes.

• Make puree by sieving the mixture. This should be about 2 cups.

• In a pan, heat butter and fry the powdered cashew nuts to a golden color.

• Reduce heat and add the tomato puree, tomato sauce, chili powder and sugar and while stirring, bring it to a boil.

• Cook for 5 minutes and add the chicken pieces.

• Cook further for 5 – 7 minutes.

• Before serving add thick cream.

• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.





Tips & Variation

• You may use boneless chicken for roasting, if you so prefer.

• You can use ready tandoori chicken and use the same gravy mix if in a hurry.