Butter Chicken
3 lbs. chicken drumsticks/ thighs/
sliced breast pieces
1 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. garlic paste
3 tsp. chilli powder (optional)
1 cup yogurt or buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
1/2 tomato puree
4 oz. butter
6 cardamoms
6 cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
3 tsp. salt or to taste
Heat the oil in a large
saucepan. Fry the ginger, garlic, cardamoms, cinnamon and
cloves on medium low heat for a minute, and add the chicken
with the yogurt or buttermilk, tomato puree, sour cream, chilli
powder and salt. Cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally,
for half an hour, keeping the saucepan covered with a lid.
Add butter before serving.
