Butter Chicken
4.52 Ratings
pauljoseph
Test Kitchen-Approved
- Serves
- 5
Indian most popular chicken dish
Ingredients
- 1'' piece ginger, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 pound chicken pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 tablespoon Lime juice
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1 cup Tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh cream
- fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves (optional)
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Directions
- Step 1
With a mortar and pestle, grind together the ginger, garlic and chili powder -- this is called masala. Marinate the chicken with ground masala, garam masala, lime juice and salt and set aside for 1 hour.
- Step 2
In a clay pot, heat the butter, fry the sliced tomatoes for few minutes, and then add the marinated chicken and sugar. Cover and cook till tender.
- Step 3
Add the cream and serve hot. If you like cilantro, garnish with fresh leaves.