Butter chicken is a very popular dish in India, which is usually prepared for special occasions. This dish is prepared using lots of butter and gives out a lovely butter flavor. I have prepared this curry using less butter to keep it healthier. Please increase the amount of butter as per your preference. Hope you try this recipe :)

Step 1: Ingredients to Marinate the Chicken

Ingredients required to marinate:

Chicken breast - 2

Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tbsp total
Salt - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients required to cook the chicken:

Olive Oil - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 1/2 to 1 tbsp

Step 2: Steps to Marinate and Cook the Chicken

Wash the chicken breast and pat dry completely and cut into 1 inch pieces
Add the chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and salt and massage into the pieces and keep aside for 15 minutes
Heat a non-stick pan with olive oil and butter and let the butter melt
Add the marinated chicken pieces and ensure all the pieces are in the pan on one layer
Cook on each side for 3-4 minutes
Remove from pan and place in a bowl until needed

Step 3: Ingredients to Make Butter Chicken

Unsalted butter - 2 tbsp (Divided)

Cashew nuts - 1.5 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (chopped fine)
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Dried fenugreek leaves - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cream - 2-3 tbsp
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red Onion - 1 large (chopped fine)
Cooked chicken
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Tomato - 2 large (chopped fine)
Tomato ketchup - 1 tbsp (I used the ketchup sachet that I got from my takeout, as i could not find my ketchup bottle :(
Sugar - 1 tsp(Optional)

Step 4: Indian Butter Chicken Curry

In the same pan where we cooked our chicken, add butter and once it melts + cumin seeds
Once nice aroma comes, add onion and salt (1/4 tsp) and cook till onions turn translucent
Add ginger and garlic paste and cook for 3 minutes
Add coriander powder and chilli powder and cook for 1 minute
Add dried fenugreek leaves after crushing it between palms and cook for 1 minute. Fenugreek leaves give an awesome and distinctive flavor which makes butter chicken so unique and flavorful. You can get this from any Indian store
Add tomato, stir, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes till all the tomato pieces are very soft and mushed up
Add tomato ketchup, sugar and cashew pieces and let cook for 2 minutes.
Let the mixture cool down and blend to get a fine paste
In the same pan add butter and the grinded paste add required salt and cream and let cook for 2 minutes
Add the cooked chicken pieces, add water if required to get desired consistency and let cook for 5 minutes
Add coriander leaves and switch off the gas
For serving place 1 tsp butter on top of the hot butter chicken and place a lemon wedge if desired and serve hot with rice or naan
Hope you like it :)