Amratsari Chicken Makhni

Ingredients

    For marination:

    500 gm chicken

    2 tsp ginger paste and 2 tsp garlic paste

    3 tsp sour curd or ( 1 Tbsp lemon juice and 2 tsp vinegar)

    1 tsp coriander powder

    1 tsp cumin powder

    1/2 onion, chopped

    1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

    Salt to taste


For the gravy:

4 to 5 tomato puree

1 1/2 Tbsp butter

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp ginger - chopped

1 green chilli - chopped

2 1/2 Tbsp fresh cream or half cup Milk

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

Salt to taste

coriander leaves



Method

Mix all the ingredients for marination to make a paste, put chicken pieces and let it marinate for 2 hours.

Heat 1 1/2  tbsp of butter in a heavy bottom pan and add the marinated chicken to it. Cook till the chicken is tender and make sure gravy is all observed...

In a other pan, heat 1 1/2 tbsp butter and 1 chopped green chilli, add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, ginger and salt .

after 1 min Add tomato puree and cook on medium flame till the puree thickens. later add fresh cream or milk cook for 10 mins...

Add the puree to the tender chicken. Let it simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes.

Garnish  coriander leaves.