Butter Chicken or Paneer (Indian Cheese)

Butter Chicken or Paneer (Indian Cheese)

Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For the chicken

  • 300 grams Chicken Breast boneless
  • 1 Tbsp. Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 Tbsp. Red Chili Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil to pan fry

For the Gravy

  • 500 grams Tomatoes roughly chopped
  • 100 grams Onions roughly cut
  • 1 Tbsp. Garlic paste
  • 50 grams Cashews
  • 1 tsp. Kasoori Methi
  • 1/2 tsp. Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp. Sugar add more if needed
  • 2 Tbsp. Kashmiri Chili Powder – or less as this is a very hot chili powder could use paprika instead to add flavor with adding extra heat
  • 5 Tbsp. Butter or Ghee
  • 3 Tbsp. Cream
  • 2 Tbsp. Malt Vinegar or 1.5 Tbsp. White Vinegar
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the chicken with ginger paste, garlic paste, red chili powder, and salt and keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • In a pan, heat some oil then fry marinated chicken pieces until browned on all sides.
  • Remove from heat and set aside in a bowl.
  • In the same pan, add some more oil, a spoonful of butter and the onions.
  • Cook until translucent.
  • Add tomatoes and cashews.
  • Add some water and garlic paste, salt, malt vinegar, sugar, garam masala powdr and chili powder.
  • Mix until fulling incorporated and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • Blend mixture until smooth then strain back into the pan.
  • Add butter, cream, chicken and kasoori meethi and let simmer for 5-7 minutes to finish cooking the chicken.
  • Garnish it with cream and kasoori meethi.
  • Serve warm with rice and or naan bread.
Keyword Chicken

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