Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Butter chicken - an instapot recipe

 Ingredients

1 whole chicken (cut into small pieces) or boneless chicken
1 large red onion
4 medium tomatoes
12 cashews
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon garam masala 
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 cup yoghurt
1/2 cup butter
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves) leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cream [optional]
1 cup readymade chicken stock [optional]

Step 1: Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger-garlic paste, 1 cup yoghurt and chilli/turmeric powder and set it aside for 4-5 hours. 
Step 2: In a pan, sauté sliced onion, tomatoes, cashews, chilli and garam masala powder. Let it cool and grind it into a thin paste. 
Step 3: Lightly fry (or deep fry if you prefer) the marinated chicken in the insta pot for 4-5 minutes. 
Step 4: Pour the paste into the chicken, add chicken stock, along with some butter and let it slow cook in the pot for approximately 30-40 minutes. 
Step 5: Once cooked, sprinkle some kasuri methi and cream [optional] on it. Serve hot with bread, naan or steamed rice. 

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I like to visit local ethnic restaurants in Northern Virginia and then try the dishes out in my kitchen. I started this blog to express my love for food.