Butter Chicken

Ingredients

Ghee \ Oil - 2 tbsp
 Green cardamom - 2-3
 Black cardamom - 2 
Cinnamon  - 1 inch piece
 Cloves - 3-4 
Black pepper - 3-4 
Onion- 1 cup ( chopped )
 Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
 Tomato puree - 1\2 cup 
Butter - 2 tbsp
 Hung curd - 2 tbsp
 Cashewnut paste - 2 tbsp
 Kashmiri red chili powder - 1 tsp
 Garam masala powder - 1\2 tsp
 Chicken - 500 gm
 Salt to taste 
Honey - 2 tbsp 
Fresh cream - 1\2 cup
 Kasoori methi - 2 tsp
 Lemon juice - 1 tbsp -

Method

Heat ghee in a pan. Add green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Fry for a few seconds. Add onion and fry till golden brown. Remove from heat. Remove the black cardamoms from the pan. Blend the onions in a blender to a smooth paste. Add butter in a pan. Add the onion paste to the pan. Add hung curd and tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes. Add cashewnut paste, kashmiri red chili powder, garam masala powder and kitchen king masala. Fry for a minute. Add little water if required. Add chicken and salt and cook till chicken is cooked. Once the chicken is cooked add fresh cream, kasoori methi and lemon juice. Add honey. Cook for minute. Garnish with fresh coriander. Serve hot with laccha paratha.

Butter Chicken