Thursday, 19 July 2012

Ilse’s Butter chicken




serves 4

Ingredients 1:
4-5 Chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
1 t salt
2 t plain yogurt
2 t garam masala
2 t tandoori masala
1 t cumin powder
2 t oil


Ingredients 2:
1 large onion finely diced
2 t oil
400 ml strained tomatoes/puree
2 t minced ginger and garlic
½ to 1 t chilli powder
Salt to taste

Ingredients 3:
100 g butter
125 - 175 ml fresh single cream
250 ml chopped fresh coriander

Method:
1. Marinate chicken pieces in ‘ingredients 1’ for a few hours or overnight
2. Fry chicken in oil until just tender and cooked and set aside
3. In a clean pot use ‘ingredients 2’ by frying onion in oil until golden brown and adding the rest of the ingredients to cook until oil comes to the top
4. Add the fried chicken and juices and cook for a few minutes further
5. Stir in butter, cream and coriander (ingredients 3)

Cook's Notes:
Serve with basmati or rotis.
Basmati when cooked add 1chopped onion fried in thick slice of butter with tbsp of cumin seeds

(My Easy Cooking)