Chicken Butter Masala

Chicken Butter Masala

Preparation Time : 3 hrs.

Cooking Time : 30-40 minutes 

Ingredients :

• Chicken - 1 kg approx.
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Cumin Seed Powder - 1 table spoon
• Onion - 1/2 kg (finely chopped)
• Ginger Paste(fresh) - 1 table spoon
• Garlic Paste(fresh) - 1 table spoon 
• Red Chilly Powder - 1/4 tea spoon
• Kashmiri Mirch Powder - 1/4
• Cooking Oil - 1 table spoon 
• Mustard Oil - 1 table spoon
• Garam Masala - 1 tea spoon
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tea spoon
• Salt - to taste
• Kasuri Methi(dry fenugreek leaf) - 1/2 tea spoon 
• Butter - 50 gms.
• Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 tea spoon
• Coriander Leaves - finely chopped 
• Bay Leaves - 2-3 

Method :

Take chicken in a bowl. Mix curd, cumin powder, ginger garlic paste, chilly powder, lemon juice,garam masala powder, turmeric powder salt, and mustard oil properly and refrigerate for three hours. Heat cooking oil in a pan put bay leaves till it is golden brown. Add chopped onion and cook till it is golden brown. Add butter and let it melt. Now add marinated chicken, garam masala and kashmiri mirch powder. Cook on medium heat till the gravy is thick and chicken well cooked. Put kasuri methi and fresh cream, cook for another 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with paratha, nan or rice.