Butter Chicken ( Murg Makhani)

Ingredients                                                                                       

Chicken  1no

For Marinade

Curd  500g

Ginger garlic paste 5g

Red chilli powder   5g

Salt to taste

For Gravy

White butter  175g

Tomato (pureed)  500g

Cashew nut (paste)   50g

Black cumin seeds  2g

Honey  5g

Red chilli powder   5g

Salt to taste

Fresh cream   100g

Green chillies

Fenugreek leaves, crushed 5g

Method

1. For the marinade, mix red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, salt and curd together. mix the raw chicken in the marinade and keep it in the refrigerator overnight.
2. Roast the marinated chicken in a tandoor or an oven for about 5-10 minutes till it is three fourth done.
3. For the gravy, heat white butter in pan. Add black cumin seeds, tomato puree, sugar, red chilli powder and salt. Cook for some time then add cashew paste.
4. Now add the prepared chicken, white butter, fresh cream, sliced green chillies and crushed fenugreek leaves.
5. Cook till chicken is done.
6. Serve hot with rice or naan