Butter chicken 

Similar to Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken is one of the most popular curries at any  restaurant around the world. Aromatic, golden chicken pieces in an incredible, creamy curry sauce, this Butter Chicken recipe is one of the best you will try!

⦁ List of ingredients                           

⦁  4 chicken breasts
⦁   1 onion
⦁  2 cloves garlic
⦁  3 cm fresh ginger
⦁  1 tablespoon tomato paste
⦁  1 tin (400 g) crushed tomatoes or 4 crushed tomatoes
⦁  50 g cashew nuts
⦁  50 g butter
⦁  1 tablespoon coriander powder
⦁  1 tablespoon cumin seeds
⦁  1 teaspoon paprika
⦁  4 teaspoons garam masala
⦁  100 ml fresh cream
⦁  1 lemon
⦁  salt, vegetable oil

Steps of the recipe 

1: Cut the chicken into small strips and cover with the following ingredients: tomato sauce, half the crushed garlic, half the grated ginger, salt, 2 tablespoons. garam masala, juice of half a lemon. Reserve in the fridge.

2: In a pan, brown the chopped onion, the rest of the garlic and ginger and cook for 10 minutes, stirring so that it does not stick.

3: Add the cumin, coriander, paprika and the rest of the garam masala, and stir well. Pour in 1 cup of water and let it evaporate.

4: Add to this the hot sauce, crushed tomatoes and cashews, and a large cup of water, then cover the pot and leave it on low heat for 20 minutes.

5: Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan and sauté the chicken on all sides.

6:Mix the hot sauce to get a smooth sauce and put it back in the pan with the butter and chicken pieces. The pieces will finish cooking in this sauce for 10 minutes.

7: Finally add the cream and serve immediately with fresh coriander.

The step about blending the sauce and pushing it through a sieve is one of the best tips for the best butter chicken.

The perfect butter chicken makes use of succulent pieces of freshly grilled tandoori chicken. Without its signature smokey flavor, the butter chicken will lose its soul. The gravy should be completely strained and silken. There should be liberal additions of butter and cream to the gravy with a sprinkling of crushed kasuri methi leaves.

Nutritional value of butter chicken

1 tray of butter chicken (Compliments) contains 330 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 57% carbs, 22% fat, and 22% protein. This is a good source of protein (32% of your Daily Value), potassium (10% of your Daily Value), and vitamin a (17% of your Daily Value).