Chicken Makhani/ Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is a yummy delicacy belonging to the capital of India- Delhi or Dilli as we call it.
It is exotically prepared by marinating it overnight in rich spices and oodles of butter. Butter chicken is a package of lot of calories. It is not for you if you are dieting. So forget the Gym for a day and enjoy the recipe.

Ingredients:
800 Gms Chicken Pieces (boneless)
For Marination:
3 cups Curd/ yoghurt
3 sp onion paste
2sp ginger paste
2 sp garlic paste
1 sp lime juice
1tsp garam masala
1 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste
For the Gravy:
5 Large tomatoes parboiled and grated
½ cup white Butter
¼ cup fresh cream/malai
½ sp cumin seeds
½sp fennel seeds
½sp red chilli powder
1sp green Chillies (finely chopped)
½ sp sugar
For Garnish:
Finely chopped green coriander leaves
1 sp fresh cream
Method:
Mix all the ingredients of marination put the pieces of chicken in it and mix well so that each piece gets coated properly. Keep it in the refrigerator for 5-6 hours so that it becomes soft.
Take a pan and put 3 sp of butter and add the pieces of chicken and fry them till done.
Take another pan and heat the butter. Add the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, red chilli powder,
green chillies and tomatoes. Put the chicken pieces when stars leaving oil. Add the cream, sugar and salt.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and cream when serving.