Butter Chicken

Ingredients for Butter Chicken:

1. Chicken – 1 kg
2. Oil – As needed
3. Onion – 5, chopped fine
4. Ginger – 1-inch piece
   Garlic – 1 full
   Chilli powder – 2 small spoons
   Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
   Pepper powder – 1 small spoon
   Cinnamon – 1-inch piece
   Cloves – 3
   Cardamom – 1
   Cumin seeds – A pinch
5. Tomato – 5, chopped
   Salt – For taste
6. Butter – 4 big spoons
7. Couscous – 3 small spoons
   Milk – ¼ cup
8. Coriander leaves – 1 stem

How to prepare Butter Chicken?

1. Clean the chicken and cut it into pieces.
2.  Heat oil and sauté onions till they turn soft and slightly change colour.
3. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 4 and add to the onions.
4. Continue sauting till a thin layer of oil appears on the surface and add 2 big spoons of butter.
5. Add tomato and salt, and keep sauting till the gravy turns thick.
6. Add chicken pieces to it and cook on a low flame.
7. If only needed, add a little water.
8. Once it is done, add the remaining 2 big spoons of butter.
9. Make a paste of couscous, adding milk and add to the chicken.
10. Stir the contents well and turn off the flame.
11. Decorate with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine August 15-31, 2019

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