Indian butter chicken

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Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4

Type: Readers

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By Zahid's kitchen

Ingredients

300g chicken, washed and cut into small pieces
2 cinnamon sticks
salt to taste
handful cashews and almonds ground into a smooth paste
2 teaspoons ginger and garlic paste
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 chopped onion
1½ teaspoons orange food colouring
3 teaspoons butter
2 teaspoons oil
2 tomatoes, blended smoothly

Preparation method

Fry onions in oil until transparent.

Add cinnamon and fry. Add ginger and garlic paste, along with a little water. Stir continuously.

Add turmeric, chilli, coriander powder and salt and mix well.

Pour in tomato puree, cashew and almond paste. Mix well with water.

When mixture starts to boil, add the chicken that has been mixed with a little colouring. Add sufficient water for the chicken to boil.

Allow gravy to thicken according to taste. Add butter.

Remove from heat and serve hot with parathas.

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