Butter chicken recipe

Ingredients( serves 8)

• 50 ml Oil
• 100 grams butter
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 5 onions, finely chopped
• 4 onions, chopped
• 50g cashews, roasted
• 3 tsp garlic ginger paste
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 3 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 tbsp kastoori methi
• 2 green chilli(optional)
• salt to taste
• 60 g unsalted butter
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1.5 kg chicken breast fillet

Recipe

1. Cut the chicken into big chunks (about 2" cubes should be good). Mix the chicken pieces, 1 tsp garlic ginger paste, 1/2 tsp red chilli, 1 tsp coriander powder and salt in a large bowl. Cover and allow to marinate for 1 hour.
2. Cook the chicken 
1. Option 1: Heat the oil in a flat pan on medium heat and gently fry the chicken pieces. Remove and set aside.
2. Option 2: Bake in preheated oven at 220 degree Celsius for 20 mins and then 200 degree Celsius for another 15-20 (or till the chicken is cooked from inside).

Gravy:

1. Heat the oil in a deep pan on medium heat, then add cumin seeds.
2. When cumin seeds turns darkish brown, add the chopped onions. Fry till a pale golden brown in color and then add 2tsp garlic ginger paste. Fry for 2 minutes.
3. Add 1 tsp coriander powder, cashews, 2 tsp red chilli, green chilli (optional) and kastoori methi. fry for a minute.
4. Finely, add chopped tomatoes then add some water and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Remove and set aside for 10 minutes.
6. Put them in a blender and blend till it's a smooth paste.
7. Heat butter in a deep pan. Add cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
8. Add blended puree, salt and 2 cup of water. bring to a boil.
9. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. add fried chicken pieces. simmer for 5 minutes.
10. Add cream and garam masala powder.
11. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with parathas/rice :-p

Welcome Zoya

It is my pleasure to introduce to you all, Zoya. The following ultrasound is from week 12. Expected arrival date is 25/04/2011

Gunjan is keeping well. She is eating healthy, still going to the gym and working out based on Doctors' recommendations and doesn't feel too nauseous or weak, which is excellent!


A Wii boxing game acted as the decider for the name between Gunjan's contender, Zoya; and mine, Sanaa. Zoya won in under 10 seconds.


We can already see our lives changing for the better and can't wait for little Ms. Zoya to arrive :-)

Rabdi / Ras-malaai

I went to Melbourne a few months back where I put on 4 kgs in a week, thanks to Alka Aunty's Rabdi and Ras Malaai. Took 2 months to get rid of the lard but it was worth it!

Rabdi is like condensed milk with a distinct flavour of pistachos, saffron and cardamom (optionally cinnamon)

The best part about this recipe is that it can be made in the microwave oven :)

Ingredients (to serve 6 people):

Full Cream Milk 1 litre
A pinch of Saffron
2 cardamom pods
10 pistachos
1 small pinch of freshly ground cinnamon (if you like a strong flavour)
50 grams sugar (or to taste)

In a 1000Watt Microwave, boil the milk in a 2ltr utensil (pirex material is ideal) for 10 minutes. Stir and repeat till milk condenses to 500 ml (should take about 5-6 rounds). You need a big utensil because the milk rises a bit. When you stir it, be careful as the milk gets super-heated and will "erupt" quite vigorously so you might have to wait for 30 or so seconds every time the round finishes.

Add sugar and give it another 3 rounds. It should come down to 300 ml by now. Add well-ground cardamom, saffron, well-cracked pistachos and optionally cinnamon. Stir well, let it cool, and blend. That's the rabdi part - done :). Now this is a dessert by itself.

You can also add readymade rasmalaai (Bikano) if you want.

Enjoy,
Gaurav