Try Lip Smacking Tandoori Chicken Butter Masala At Home

Tandoori butter chicken masala is a lip-smacking chicken recipe. Let’s take a look at the ingredients of the dish. 

Ingredients

• 400 gm chicken
• To taste Salt
• 2 pinch Black pepper
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tsp tandoori chicken masala
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 2 tsp curd
• Pinch red food colour(optional)
• 1 big onion chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 2 tsp Cashew paste
• 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 cup Fresh cream
• 1 tsp Kasoori methi

Instructions

Marination (wash the chicken well. in a bowl take the chicken, add salt, pepper and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon. mix well and marinate for 15 min)

In a separate bowl take 1 tsp turmeric powder,1 tsp red chilli powder,1 tsp cumin powder,1 tsp Coriander powder,2 tsp tandoori masala powder,1 tsp garam masala powder,2 tsp curd,2 tsp ginger garlic paste, salt 1/2 tsp, a pinch of red food colour and mix well. Now add the chicken to it..coat well with the spices and keep marinating for 2_3 hours.

In a preheated oven at 150c bake for 30 min or so (as every oven is different) or in a pan melt butter and fry the chicken till it is done from both sides.

In a separate pan add 4-5 tsp melted butter. now add 1 chopped onion and fry till the onions are soft and golden in colour.

Now add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw aroma goes off

Now add 2 chopped tomatoes, add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and fry till the tomatoes are soft and mushy.

Add 2 tsp Cashew paste and fry till the masala is well done.

Now transfer the masala to a mixer and make a fine paste.

Now strain the masala paste into the pan using a strainer and cook the masala on a slower flame.

Add 1 cup water..adjust salt. let the gravy thicken.

Now add 2_3 tsp fresh cream to it and mix well

Add kasoori methi to it and mix well

Now add the fried chicken to it.also, add 1 more tsp butter to it.mix well and let it cook for 6-7 min. chicken is ready

Garnish it with fresh cream and dry roasted kasoori methi.

Serve hot