Easy Chicken Recipe - Butter Chicken

INGREDIENTS:-

For Marination
1kg boneless chicken cut into small pieces
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Butter 2 tbsp
Almond paste 2tbsp
Yogurt 1 cup
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Ginger paste 1tsp
Garlic paste 1tsp
Garam masala powder 1tsp
Salt to taste


For Gravy
2 onions finely chopped
2 large tomatoes
Ginger paste 2tsp
Garlic paste 2tsp
Green chillies 3-4
Chicken stock ½ litre
Cooking oil 3tbsp
Butter 3tbsp
Cream ½ cup
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:-
• Stroke over the chicken pieces with a knife so that the spices can get inside.
• Add lemon juice,red chilli powder & salt to the chicken. Keep it for an hour.
• Wrap the yogurt with a muslin cloth and hang the wrap for about 15 min to drain the excess water.
• Mix the yogurt ,ginger garlic paste,butter,almond paste & garam masala powder in a bowl.
• Pour the mixture over the chicken pieces and mix well.
• Keep this chicken in refrigerator for marination upto 4 hours.
• Boil the tomatoes & remove skin. Now mash it till it becomes a smooth paste. Don’t use water.
• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste,green chillies & that mashed tomato. Add salt to taste. Fry for 2-3 min.
• Now add the chicken pieces and cook till sealed.
• Add the chicken stock. Bring to boil,reduce heat and cook till the chicken is done.
• Melt the butter in a separate pan and pour over the chicken.
• Garnish with fresh cream & coriander leaves.