Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken (dressed & cut in medium cubed)
• 2 cups of yogurt
• 250 gm tomato (chopped)
• 50 gm ground almonds
• 2 big onions (cut in sliced)
• 2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1-2 crushed bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 cardamom
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 100 gm butter
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4-5 tablespoon cream
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Mix the yogurt with ground almonds, all the dry spices, ginger-garlic
   paste, tomatoes and salt.
2. Put the chicken cubes in a large bowl and pour the yogurt mixture over
3. the chicken cubes and keep aside for an hour.
4. Heat the butter and oil in a pan, saute the onions and fry for few min.
5. Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry for 8-10 min.
6. Pour the cream and stir it well and let it boil.
7. When chicken becomes tender and gravy becomes thick, remove from gas.
8. Serve Butter chicken with Plain rice or Rumali roti.