Recipe

Ingredients for Marinate

• 600 gm boneless chicken (cut into strips)
• 1/2 tsp garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• salt to taste

Ingredients for curry 

• 800 gm tomatoes (9-10 medium sized tomatoes)
• 1 full cup fresh cream
• 5-6 green chillies
• 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp honey

Spices & other ingredients

• 4-5 cardamom pods (green elaichi)
• 2 star spice (Can use mace instead of star spice)
• 1 tsp kasoori methi
• 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 3-4 tbsp butter
• salt to taste

Preparing the Marinate

• Mix well the chicken, garlic paste, ginger paste, red chilli powder and salt. Keep it aside for at least 15-20 mins

Frying the Chicken

• Add 1 tsp oil in a shallow pan
• add 1 cube butter (approx. 1 tbsp)
• spread the marinated chicken across the pan and fry it till it is cooked. Remove it from pan and keep aside

Procedure to make tomato puree

• In the same pan in which we fried chicken, add 2 cubes of butter
• add star spice
• add cardamom
• add garlic & ginger paste
• add the tomatoes and cook them till they become mushy
• once the tomatoes are fully cooked, let them cool, then grind them in a mixer till they become a smooth paste

Procedure to cook butter chicken curry

• Add 1 cube of butter in a pan
• strain the tomato puree in the pan
• add 1 tsp red Kashmiri chilli powder
• add the fried chicken and sauté well
• cover the pan and cook for 2-3 mins
• add salt to taste
• add fresh cream 
• add 1 1/2 tsp kasoori methi
• finally, add 1/2 tsp honey