Butter Chicken Hara Masala
Ingredients
For Chicken Marination:
1: boneless chicken 1 kg
2: yogurt 1 cup
3: lemon juice 3 tbsp
4: salt 1/2 tsp
5: red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
6: coriander powder 2 tsp
7: fresh coriander 3 tbsp
To Make Hara Masala:
1: mint leaves 15
2: spring onion 1 cup (green part)
3: fresh coriander 1 medium bunch
4: green chilli 5
5: cumin seeds 2 tsp (dry roasted & crushed)
6: yogurt 5 tbsp
7: water 1/2 cup
To Make a Special Paste:
1: oil 3 tbsp
2: onions 2 large
3: garlic 7 cloves
4: cashew nuts 20
5: tomatoes 5 small
To Cook The Chicken Other Ingredients:
1: green chilli 4 (chopped)
2: oil 4 tbsp
3: oil 1/3 cup
4: butter 50g
5: salt 1 tsp
6: coriander powder 2 tsp (heaped)
7: cumin powder 2 tsp (heaped)
8: red chilli powder 1 tsp
9: garam masala powder 1 tsp
10: dry fenugreek leaves 1 tbsp (heaped)
11: cream 1/2 cup
Instructions
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1: in a bowl add chicken with all ingredients under marination, mix well and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
2: in a blander add all ingredients hara masala, grind to a paste and keep aside.
3: heat oil n a fry pan add onions, garlic, cashew nuts and fry on high flame till the onions get soft.
4: now add tomatoes mix and cook on high flame till the tomatoes get soft.
5: then cool the mixture and grind to a paste as shown in the video.
6: heat oil add green chilli, marinated chicken mix on high flame till the chicken gets white in colour, then add 1 cup of water and cook on medium flame till the oil separates and chicken is tender.
7: heat oil and butter add the onion mixture, hara masala, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, fenugreek leaves, water 1 cup mix and cook on medium flame till the oil separates.
8: now add the cooked chicken, cream mix and cook on high flame till the oil separates.
9: garnish with cream, butter, fenugreek leaves.
10: serve hot with naan, roti, paratha.
