Creamy Butter Chicken

Source : Marinate Chicken With Lemon Juice Little Salt And Curd For 2 Hours Boil 1 Cubed Onion Cool And Make A Paste Of It Alongwith Sesame Cashewnuts And Fresh ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : May 23, 2026

Step:

  1. Marinate chicken with lemon juice,little salt and curd for 2 hours.

  2. Boil 1 cubed onion.Cool and make a paste of it alongwith sesame,cashewnuts and fresh cream.Fry the chicken pieces in oil till light brown.Set aside.

  3. In the same oil, add butter or ghee and sprinkle ajwain.

  4. Fry the masala paste alongwith ginger and garlic paste, red chilli powder, tandoori masala, little food colour, kasoori methi and salt.Add the fried chicken pieces and toss till oil leaves sides.Add just enough water and cook the chicken covered in low flame till done.Add crushed kasoori methi and garam masala.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and green chillies.Top it with little butter and malai. Serve with butter naan,tandoori roti or pulao.


Ingredients

  1. 400 gms chicken
  2. 1 onion
  3. 1 tbsp ginger paste
  4. 1 tsp onion paste
  5. 7-8 cashewnuts
  6. 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
  7. 1 tbsp fresh cream or malai
  8. 2 tbsp refined oil
  9. 1 tbsp ghee or butter
  10. 1/4 tsp orange red food colour
  11. 1 tbsp kasoori methi
  12. 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  13. 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  14. To taste salt
  15. 1 tsp ajwain
  16. 1 tsp tandoori masala
  17. 1 tsp garam masala
  18. 2 tbsp curd
  19. 1 tbsp tomato puree
  20. 2 tbsp lemon juice
  21. 1 cup water

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