Spicy Butter Chicken

Spicy Butter Chicken

Are you a non-Veg lover? love spicy food? So this dish is for you. !!Punjabiyan di shaan!! Makhani Chicken!!

Butter Chicken is usually mildly spiced curry .Due to its sweet flavor some people avoid to have this.But i have made this chicken in my own style because its a combination of spices and sweetness which are enhancing its flavors. 

Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg

Onion - 2 medium sized(ground)

Tomatoes - 4 to 5(make its puree)

Garlic - 5 to 6 cloves

Bay leaves - 1 leaf

Pepper powder - 1  tsp

Mango powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Red chili powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Sugar -1/2 tsp

Curd - for marination( 1/2 cup)

Fresh cream or malai - 2 tbsp

Salted Butter - 50 grams

Salt - as per taste

Method

For marination-

Firstly wash the chicken with warm water and clean it properly.Take a bowl add chicken ,curd ,pepper powder(2 pinch),turmeric powder(2 pinch),salt(2 pinch),garlic(2 to 3 cloves),ginger(1/2 tsp) Mix these ingredients really well and refrigerate it for at least 1 hour.

For gravy-

Take a wok. Add oil, bay leaf,onion paste,garlic and ginger paste. stir it well till it turns little pink in color.Add tomato puree in it. Now add salt,turmeric powder,sugar,red chili powder,coriander powder,pepper powder,mango powder stir it very well.When the masala starts leaving oil add marinated chicken in it(with the curd marianted masala)Stir the chicken on a low flame.Stir it very slowly and mix all the masalas properly.

Check the chicken that it has started turning tender ,then add cream or malai in it.Mix it well again add little water for the gravy (around half cup).When the  gravy of the chicken starts changing its color add garam masala into it.Lastly add salted butter.

Enjoy! this makhani texture of the chicken with butter naan or tandoori rotis!