Butter Chicken

Ingredients :

chicken - 1/2 kg
ginger-garlic paste – 1tblspn
Red chilli powder – 2 tblspns

turmeric powder -1 tspn
soya sauce – 1 tblspn

Curd – 2 cups
Butter  –  2 tblspns

Fresh cream – 1 cup
Curry leaves for garnishing

Salt to taste

Ajinomotto (optional)

Marination :

Marinate the chicken for 30 mins in 2 cups of curd with 1 tspn turmeric powder,1tblspn ginger-garlic paste,2 tblspns red chilli powder,1 tblspn soya sauce and salt to taste with a pinch of ajinomotto(optional) .

Method :

- Heat the butter in a kadai ,once melted add the marinated chicken pieces with the remaining curd mixture and sauté .

-close the kadai and let it cook for 10 mins in medium flame.

- once the chicken pieces are tenderly cooked and the mixture is still a semi gravy add the fresh cream and remove from the stove.

- Garnish with fried curry leaves and serve.