Easy Butter Chicken Recipe

*Preparation of Chicken

Ingredients:

400g chicken breast pieces

1 teaspoon salt (may vary with your taste)

1 teaspoon chilli powder

5 cloves of crushed garlic

Pinch of black pepper

3 tablespoons olive oil

Methods:

1) In a mixing bowl, add chicken pieces, salt, chilli powder, garlic and pepper. Mix all the ingredients with chicken pieces.

2) Add oil in a heated frying pan. Once oil has heated, add chicken pieces. Stir and cook until chicken pieces have turned light brown, then remove chicken pieces and set aside.

*Preparation of Paste

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion (coarsely chopped)

1/4 cup roasted cashew nuts

Methods:

1) In the same frying pan, add more oil. Add cumin seeds and splutter. Then, add onions and cashew nuts. Saute' until onions have turned light brown. Then, transfer all the ingredients into a blender bowl and blend into a paste. Set the paste aside for, now.

*Let's Cook Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

50g butter

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon masala powder

3/4 cup tomato puree

3 cups water

Salt to taste

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup thick cream

A handful of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon of thick cream

Methods:

1) In a heated pot, add and melt butter.

2) Add the prepared paste, stir and cook until light brown.

3) Then, add coriander and masala powder. Stir and saute' for few seconds.

4) Pour tomato puree, water, chicken pieces, salt to taste and sugar. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Ensure to stir, occasionally.

5) Finally, add 1/4 cup thick cream and simmer for 5 minutes.

6) Garnish with a teaspoon of thick cream and coriander leaves.

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