Butter Chicken Masala

Butter Chicken Masala is a all time favorite dish in Indian cuisine. Lightly seasoned chicken dish enriched with butter and cream. Butter Chicken Masala recipe love by all age people.Serve with any Indian bread of your choice with Naan, Butter Naan or Garlic Naan.


Ingredients to cook Butter Chicken Masala:

• 1 kg    - Boneless chicken skin removed
• 2 tsps  – Garam masala
• 2 tsps  – Coriander powder
• 1 tsp     - Cumin powder
• 1 tsp     - Red chilli powder
• 1 cup     - Fresh yoghurt
• 1 nos    – Lime
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 8-10     - Peppercorns
• 6 nos     - Cloves
• 1 inch  stick – Cinnamon
• Cardamom  – Seeds from 3-4 pods
• 2 nos   - Bay leaves
• 2 tsps – Garlic paste
• 1 tsp – Ginger paste
• 8 to 10 – Almonds
• 2 nos – Onions chopped
• 1/2 litre – Chicken stock
• 3 tbsps    - Oil
• 3 tbsps – Butter
• Salt as per taste
• Coriander leaves to garnish

Direction to cook Butter Chicken Masala:
1. Marinate the chicken with lime juice, salt and red chilli powder in a bowl for an 1 hour.
2. Roast the cloves,cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorns, bay leaves and almonds till they brown slightly and then powder coarsely
3. Prepare the marinade by mixing the yoghurt, whole spice powder and all the other spices together and Marinate the chicken with the above for another 1 hour.
4. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown before adding the ginger and garlic pastes. Fry for a minute.
6. Add only the chicken from the chicken-spice mix and fry till chicken will turn opaque .Now add the chicken stock and remaining part of the mix to the chicken.
7. Cook till the chicken is done and stirring frequently. gravy is reduced to half its original volume.Now Melt the butter and pour it over the chicken.
8. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and green chillies. Serve with any Indian bread of your choice like Naan ,Butter Naan or Garlic Naan.