How to make Butter Chicken with No Butter - This version of popular butter chicken is especially for the diet conscious for it has no butter yet is full of taste.
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Boneless Chicken (हड्डी रहित चिकन), Almonds (आलमंड/बादाम)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Main Course Chicken
Butter Chicken with No Butter Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
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For more recipes related to Butter Chicken with No Butter checkout Chicken Tetrazini, Chicken Manchurian, Chicken In Paprika And Pepper Sauce, Butter Chicken . You can also find more Main Course Chicken recipes like Murgh Methi Malai, Dahi Methi Murgh, Chicken and Drumsticks with Yogurt, Green Chilli Chicken.
Prep Time : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Butter Chicken with No Butter Recipe
Boneless Chicken 400 gms
Almonds 2 tablespoons
Red chilli paste 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons
Garam masala powder 2 teaspoons
Extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoons
Salt to taste
Tomato puree Fresh 1 cup
Readymade tomato puree 2 teaspoons
Green chillies 2-3
Honey 1 tablespoon
Dried fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi) 1/4 teaspo + for sprinkling
Thin ginger strips for garnishing
Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
For almond milk
Almonds blanched and peeled 1 cup
Method
Step 1
Put chicken pieces in a bowl, add salt, 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tbsp red chilli paste and yogurt and mix well. Add 1 tsp garam masala powder and mix well. Keep it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours to marinate.
Step 2
Heat 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil in a non-stick pan, add remaining ginger-garlic paste and sauté for a minute. Add fresh tomato puree and ¼ cup water and mix well. Add salt, 2 tsps red chilli paste and mix well. Cover and cook 3-4 minutes.
Step 3
Add 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil to the marinated chicken and mix well. Place the chicken in an air fryer basket and cook at 200º C for 12 minutes.
Step 4
To make almond milk, grind almonds with 2 cups water to a fine puree.
Step 5
Place a strainer over a bowl and put a muslin cloth in it. Put the almond puree into it and squeeze its milk into the bowl.
Step 6
Add readymade tomato puree to the pan and mix well. Reserve some almond milk for garnishing and add the rest to the pan and mix well. Adjust salt and mix well. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Step 7
Finely chop green chillies add to the pan. Add honey and mix well. Add dried fenugreek leaves and remaining garam masala powder and mix well. Add chicken pieces and mix well. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Step 8
Transfer the butter chicken into a serving bowl, garnish with reserved almond milk, thin ginger strips, coriander leaves and sprinkle dried fenugreek leaves over. Serve immediately.
