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Indian butter chicken

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
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Method

  1. Fry onions in oil until transparent.
  2. Add cinnamon and fry. Add ginger and garlic paste, along with a little water. Stir continuously.
  3. Add turmeric, chilli, coriander powder and salt and mix well.
  4. Pour in tomato puree, cashew and almond paste. Mix well with water.
  5. When mixture starts to boil, add the chicken that has been mixed with a little colouring. Add sufficient water for the chicken to boil.
  6. Allow gravy to thicken according to taste. Add butter.
  7. Remove from heat and serve hot with parathas.
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