Recipe: Hindi Tandoori butter chicken masala

Tandoori butter chicken masala. Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. You can replace the cubed chicken breasts with cubed boneless, skinless chicken thighs for more added flavor. I prefer the powder but some of my readers recommended Patak's brand tandoori paste.

Add the chicken pieces and coat in the mixture. Take the chicken out of the fridge to come to room temperature. Fry in a large hot pan until brown all. You can have Tandoori butter chicken masala using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tandoori butter chicken masala

1. You need 400 gm of chicken.
2. Prepare To taste of Salt.
3. It's 2 pinch of Black pepper.
4. Prepare 2 tsp of Lemon juice.
5. You need 1 tsp of Coriander powder.
6. You need 1 tsp of cumin powder.
7. It's 2 tsp of turmeric powdee.
8. It's 2 tsp of red chilli powder.
9. You need 2 tsp of tandoori chicken masala.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala powder.
11. Prepare 2 tsp of curd.
12. Prepare Pinch of red food colour(optional).
13. It's 1 of big onion chopped.
14. You need 2 of tomatoes chopped.
15. It's 2 tsp of Cashew paste.
16. Prepare 2 tsp of Ginger garlic paste.
17. It's 1/2 cup of Fresh cream.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of Kasoori methi.

Tandoori chicken is my favorite item at Indian buffets. How can anyone resist an all-you-can-eat spread of Indian food of Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken, naan, samosa and more?. In this post, I will teach you a homemade Tandoori chicken recipe which I learned from my friend Simply Reem who is a master Indian chef. Legend has it tandoori chicken sprang from the same mind that would eventually introduce the world to butter chicken, chicken tikka, and by default, its beloved British spin-off, chicken tikka masala.

Tandoori butter chicken masala step by step

1. Merination (wash the chicken well.in a bowl take the chicken,add salt, pepper and squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon.mix well and marinate for 15 min).
2. In a separate bowl take 1 tsp turmeric powder,1 tsp red chilli powder,1 tsp cumin powder,1 tsp Coriander powder,2 tsp tandoori masala powder,1 tsp garam masala powder,2 tsp curd,2 tsp ginger garlic paste,salt 1/2 tsp,pinch of red food colour and mix well.Now add the chicken to it..coat well with the spices and keep marinated for 2_3 hour..
3. In a preheated oven at 150c bake for 30 min or so (as every oven is different) or in a pan melt butter and fry the chicken till it is done from both sides..
4. In a separate pan add 4-5 tsp melted butter.now add 1 chopped onion fry till the onions are soft and golden in colour..
5. Now add 2 tsp ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw aroma goes ofg.
6. Now add 2 chopped tomatoes,add salt,turmeric powder and red chilli powder and fry till the tomatoes are soft and mushy..
7. Add 2 tsp Cashew paste and fry till the masala is well done..
8. Now transfer the masala to a mixer and make a fine paste..
9. Now strain the masala paste into the pan using a strainer and cook the masala in a slower flame...
10. Add 1 cup water..adjust salt.let the gravy thicken..
11. Now add 2_3 tsp fresh cream to it and mix well.
12. Add kasoori methi to it and mix well.
13. Now add the fried chicken to it.also add 1 mire tsp butter to it.mix well let it cook for 6-7 min.chicken is ready.
14. Garnish it with fresh cream and dry roasted kasoori methi..
15. Serve hot with roti/parantha/rice.Enjoy 🙂.

As chicken recipes go, it's an easy stunner. The tandoori chicken Massala, also very similar to our vegetable tikka masala recipe. You may be wondering why this is our favourite curry. The answer lies in cooking the chicken pieces separate from the curry gravy. INGREDIENTS. ½ kg chicken fillet washed cubed and drained.