Butter Chicken by Chef Maruthi Chinnam

Ingredients

1. Skinless Chicken - 1/2Kg
2. Cooking oil - 3 to 5 Spoons
3. Onions - 2
4. Jeera - 1or2 Pinches
5. Salt - 1or2 spoons
6. Chilly Powder - 1or2 spoons
7. Chicken Masala -1/2 spoon
8. Smashed Tomato - 1/2 tin or 2 tomatoes squeezed
9. Curd - 1/2 Kg
10. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 spoon
11. Kothimeera leaves - 1/4 Katta

Method:

1. Marinate chicken in curd and add turmeric powder and salt (For 1/2 Kg chicken add 1 Teaspoon of salt and appropriate amount of curd) for atleat 45minutes
2. Put kadai on the stove and add 3 tea spoons of oil.
3. cut 2 onions and put it in the oil and mix it till the onions are fried for enough time.
4. add a pinch of jeera and a pinch of turmeric and some coriander powder. Mix it will.
5. squeeze 4 tomatoes and add salt and chilli powder (1/2 table spoon each)
6. Add this tomato mix in the fried onions and mix them well
7. Now add the marinated chicken to this mix
8. Put the stove in medium flame and cook the curry by frequently mixing the curry.
9. After 10minutes of cooking add dhaniya powder.
10. After 5 minutes add some chicken masala.
11. After another 10 minutes add some kothimeera.
12. After 10 minute switch off the stove.
13. Now the curry is ready.