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Chandigarh · Lunch

Butter Chicken

Traditional 10. Butter Chicken recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Chicken (cubed, 1.5-inch): 600g
• Yogurt: 100ml
• Ginger-garlic paste: 1.5 tbsp
• Tomatoes (finely chopped): 200g
• Tomato puree: 3 tbsp
• Onions (finely chopped): 120g
• Butter: 60g
• Cream: 150ml
• Garam masala: 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder: 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric: ¼ tsp
• Coriander powder: 1 tsp
• Oil: 3 tbsp
• Salt: to taste
• Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves: 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 How to make Butter Chicken

1. Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic, red chilli (½ tsp), salt for 30 mins.
2. Heat oil at 180°C. Fry marinated chicken until cooked (8-10 mins). Remove.
3. In same pot, add onions, sauté 4 mins until golden.
4. Add tomatoes, tomato puree, cook 8 mins until soft.
5. Add red chilli (remaining 1 tsp), turmeric, coriander powder, cook 1 min.
6. Add cooked chicken back, add garam masala, butter. Simmer 5 mins.
7. Add cream. Simmer 3 mins.
8. Add lemon juice. Garnish with coriander.
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