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Chicken Butter Roast

Chicken Butter Roast is one of the easiest Mughlai curries. This dry roasted curry pairs well with rotis and naan. Make this curry that requires fewer ingredients and is ready in a short time.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Chicken, Curry, Mughlai
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marinate 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 4
Author Shanaz Rafiq

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Saucepan (20 cm diameter)

Ingredients

  • 800 grams chicken cut into medium or small pieces
  • 50 grams butter 4- 5 tbsp
  • 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste combined
  • 2 tablespoon yogurt
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder

Butter Roast Masala

  • 10 cashew nuts
  • 1 cup roughly chopped onion
  • 2 green chilies or more
  • 1 tablespoon kasoori methi

Other Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ cup chopped coriander leaves

Garnishing

  • 1 cup Fried onion
  • ¼ cup Fried nuts
  • 1 tablespoon Butter melted

Instructions

  • In a bowl add chicken pieces, 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste (combined), 2 tablespoons yogurt, ¾ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper powder. Mix well and marinate the chicken pieces for 1 hour.
    hicken Butter Roast Recipe

Butter Roast Masala

  • For butter roast masala - Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon cooking oil and fry 10 cashew nuts for few seconds on low flame (until the nuts turn light brown). Then add 1 cup chopped onion and fry for 2 minutes. Once the onion turns soft and pink, add 2 chopped green chilies and 1 tablespoon kasoori methi. Keep frying on low flame until the onion turns light brown. Remove from pan, cool, and grind to a smooth paste. You can add 2 or 3 tablespoons of water if needed for grinding.
  • Heat a saucepan and add 5 tablespoons of butter along with 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Add marinated chicken pieces and roast on medium heat for 5 minutes. Reduce the flame, cover, and cook the chicken for 10 - 15 minutes or until the chicken pieces are fully cooked.
    Chicken Butter Roast
  • After 15 minutes of cooking, add the butter roast masala along with ½ teaspoon garam masala powder, ½ teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ cup chopped coriander leaves, and stir well.
  • Cover and simmer the gravy on low flame for 5 minutes. Garnish with fried onion and fried cashew nuts. Serve hot with roti, paratha, or naan.
    Chicken Butter Roast

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Notes

If you find that the gravy is too dry, then you can add some hot water and dilute it slightly. Adjust the consistency of the gravy accordingly.