Ayubowan! I warmly welcome you to my channel
I'm back with a new recipe, which is butter chicken
It's a popular dish in Western countries, although it originates from India
If you go to any Indian restaurant, you can enjoy this dish
But today, I will show you how you can prepare this dish at home
Let's see how to prepare it now. It is very easy
This is boneless chicken cut in small pieces
We also need garlic and ginger (1 tablespoon)
We need curry powder. You may add Garam Masala too.
But not all Sri Lankan households use Garam Masala
So you can add 1 tablespoon of raw curry powder
You can add chilly powder or paprika powder
I will also add 1/2 teaspoon of tandoori color to add color. Be careful when you use it, don't add too much or get it in your fingers
1 tablespoon of salt
1 tablespoon of oil
Mix it well and leave it for about 30 minutes in the fridge
You can also use paprika powder instead of tandoori color
Now 30 minutes have passed
I will add some oil (3 tablespoons) to a heated pan
Now add the chicken
Cook it very well
You may also cook it in the oven
I will cover it and let it cook for about 5 minutes
Now let's see how it is. As you can see it is cooked
Now we can turn the stove off
Next, I'll show you how to prepare the sauce
Move the chicken to another dish
For the sauce, we need 100g of cashews, 1 tablespoon of garlic
500 g of riped tomatoes
you can also take canned tomatoes
onions cut in thin pieces
150-200g of butter
Fenugreek leaves (Methi). You can get it from Indian shops
Thickened cream
This is the same pot in which I cooked the chicken
the gravy is still there
So, I will add all the ingredients to the same pot
increase the heat a bit
Let this boil and later we can grind it
Mix it well. Let it boil until it's not dry
We can then let it cool off and grind it
As you can see it has boiled well
If you feel like it is dry, add some water
If it is dry, it is hard to blend
Now let's add it to the blender to grind
Make sure not to add a full cup at once, add only half
As you can see, it has now turned into a sauce
You can add the sauce into the same pot
Now heat this up in medium heat and then we can add butter
You can also add margarine. But, it's better to add butter because it's butter chicken
Add 2 tablespoons of sugar as well
Now let it cook slowly
Now, the butter has dissolved. We can add around 5 tablespoons of thickened cream now
You can add fresh milk instead of thickened cream too
We can add the chicken now
Let everything boil for some more time
make sure it is very thick
Now I will add the methi leaves on top
It looks very good
Let me taste it and see
It is perfect!
As it boiling, I will turn the cooker off and dish it
I have dished it now.
You can garnish it in a nice way with thickened cream
You can also add chopped fresh coriander leaves on top
It smells amazing and tastes fantastic!
Today you saw how to prepare butter chicken
It's very easy, make sure to follow all the steps in the video when you prepare it
It is ideal for guests as it is very tasty
You can also serve paratha, chapati, naan bread and basmati rice as a side dish for butter chicken
I hope you learned something new from this video
Until we meet again, have a great day! Ayubowan!