This might be an Indian dish that most of you like best and tried the most (just from what I have seen so far in this community). And of course, most of you might be knowing the best recipe to make at home. I'm just sharing my recipe that I felt is straight-forward to prepare for me. As a south indian, butter chicken is a new dish in our home.  I have tried out many butter chicken recipes to get a recipe that we liked best.

Recipe -

Ingredients::

For marinade -

• Boneless chicken washed and cut  (around 2 lb)

• Kashmiri red chilly powder - 2.5 tbsp

• Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

• Salt

For curry -

• Oil 2 to 3 tbsp

• 1 to 2 cardmoms

• 1/2" cinnamon bark

• 2 to 3 cloves

• 5 to 6 peppercorns

• Onion chopped finely 1 large

• Butter 3 tbsp

• Tomatoes 2 large ones chopped

• Cashews 10 to 12 small ones

• Kashmiri red chilly powder 3 tsp

• Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp

• Garlic chopped or garlic minced 2 tbsp

• Dried fenugreek leaves (methi)

• Coriander leaves or cilantro

• 2 tbsp of cream

Directions::

Marination -

1. Marinate the chicken with everything from "for marinade" and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Frying chicken pieces -

1. Heat oil in a pan and fry chicken pieces until they are golden brown and cooked.
2. Once chicken is cooked,  transfer to another bowl and use the same pan to make curry.

Making butter chicken curry -

1. In the same pan, add oil,  add all whole spices(cloves, cardmom, cinnamon bark and peppercorns), chopped onion and butter(2 tbsp). Saute everything well.
2. Next, add cut tomatoes and cashews. Mix well.
3. Add red chilly powder (1 tsp) and Garam masala. Mix everything well. Add salt as needed. Saute and Cook for few minutes (around 5 minutes).
4. Now,  next blend the tomato cashew mixture (I blended in a mixer).
5. In the same pan(I quickly washed it before using it for final steps), add 1 tbsp of butter and add tomato cashew paste.
6. At this stage, we can add cream if we want (optional).
7. Next, Add red chilly powder(2 tsp). And finally, add fried chicken pieces. Cook it for few minutes.
8. Sprinkle with dried fenugreek leaves and garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves. Pour cream on top of the curry at the end.
9. Butter chicken is ready! Serve with naan, rice or rotis.

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Thank you!