SriLaYa Recipes
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Butter Chicken Masala

Non-Veg

Fried chicken simmered in a rich, buttery tomato gravy finished with cashews and raisins.

Prep time
20 min
Cook time
35 min
Total time
55 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
CategoriesCurry

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 cup Thick yogurt
  • 1 Teaspoon Curry masala powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • 50 Grams Butter
  • 4 Tomato
  • 1 Tablespoon Chili powder
  • 2 Tablespoons Coriander powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato sauce
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Sugar
  • 25 Grams Cashew nuts
  • 25 Grams Raisins
  • as needed Salt
  • as needed Oil

Instructions

  1. Mix the yogurt, curry masala powder, ginger garlic paste, and salt with the chicken, and let it marinate for half an hour. Deep-fry these in oil until golden. Mix together the butter, tomato, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, tomato sauce, sugar, cashews, and raisins, and let it cook down well. Once the oil separates out, add the fried chicken into it, stir well, and remove from heat.