Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken

Ingredients:
3 lbs. chicken drumsticks/ thighs/ sliced breast pieces
1 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 tsp. garlic paste
3 tsp. chilli powder (optional)
1 cup yogurt or buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup/4 oz. tomato puree
4 oz. butter
6 cardamoms
6 cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
3 tsp. salt or to taste

Directions:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the ginger, garlic, cardamoms, cinnamon and cloves on
medium low heat for a minute, and add the chicken with the yogurt or buttermilk, tomato puree,
sour cream, chilli powder and salt. Cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally, for half an
hour, keeping the saucepan covered with a lid. Add butter before serving.
"Kheema"(minced meat) Curry
Cooked with minced meat or ground chicken or ground turkey and potatoes, this dish can be
combined with green peas, too.