Here comes the golden marinated chicken in creamy mild tomato sauce. The taste is quite similar to the authentic Indian butter chicken, but this chicken’s aroma itself is enough for one to get hungry. It’s mild and will not put your tongue on fire!!
This chicken is for all those who do not like spicy food. The curry here is rich and creamy
Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Ingredients
- Chicken : 1 full
- Tomato puree : 1 can
- Tomatoes : 2 large
- Onion : 1 medium
- Curd : 200grams
- Chilly powder : 1 tbsp
- Dhaniya powder : 2tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste : 2 tbsp
- Fenugreek leaves : 1tsp
- Bay leaves : 2
- Cinnamon stick : 1
- Zeera : 1tsp
- Fresh cream : 200 grams
- Salt
Method
- Marinade the chicken: To the chicken add curd, chilly powder, salt, dhaniya powder, ginger and garlic paste. Cover it and keep it aside for 4-5 hours.
- To the pan add oil and Zeera. When it flutters add bay leaves, cinnamon and sliced onions
- When the onion changes color, add ginger garlic paste. Keep stirring so that the mixture does not stick. Now add tomato puree and chopped fresh tomatoes.
- Cook them nicely, till the oil separates. Cool it down
- Now grind it and make a smooth paste.
- To the pan now add marinated chicken and this grinded paste. Cook properly till the chicken is almost done.
- Now add fresh cream and fenugreek leaves.
- Cook for some time and switch off the flame
Serve with Naan or Zeera rice
