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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. • Heat 1 tbsp peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. | 2. • Saute white onion until it becomes soft and translucent. | 3. • Put butter, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala (1 tsp), chili powder, cumin and bay leaf into the saucepan. Stir it for about 1 minute. | 4. • Add tomato puree to the mixture. Cook it for 2 minutes while stirring frequently. | 5. • Add cream and yoghurt into the same pan and mix them well. | 6. • Reduce heat to low and cook sauce for 10 minutes. | 7. • Now add salt, black pepper and cayenne into the mixture. Remove the pan from heat. | 8. • Heat oil (1tbsp) in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat. | 9. • Cut the Chicken to bite-size pieces and wash it well. | 10. • Cook chicken pieces until it gets slightly brown (for about 10 minutes). | 11. • Reduce the heat and season the chicken with garam masala (1 tsp) and cayenne. | 12. • Put 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce into it and cook until liquid get reduced (for about 5 minutes). | 13. • Now pour the rest of the sauce into the chicken. | 14. • Mix cornstarch and water well. Put this mixture into the chicken. | 15. • Cook chicken for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened. | 16. • Butter Chicken is ready to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken	450	g	boneless	958.5	0.585	82.485	66.735
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
lemon juice	2	teaspoons		2.2367	0.7015	0.0356	0.0244
plain yogurt	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
cream	1/2	cup		396.0	7.98	4.356	41.61600000000001
peanut oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
white onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
tomato puree	1	cup		95.0	22.45	4.125	0.525
cayenne pepper	1 1/4	1/4		7.155	1.2742	0.2702	0.3886
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
chili powder	1	teaspoon		7.614	1.3419	0.3634	0.3856
cumin	1	teaspoon	Ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	pinch		0.3608	0.0919	0.0149	0.0047
ginger garlic paste	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
garam masala	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
water				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.