From mightymidget69@hotmail.com Mon Oct 29 15:38:12 2001 Date: 27 Oct 2001 00:37:27 -0700 From: tubal cain Newsgroups: uk.food+drink.indian Subject: Re: Butter Chicken Butter Chicken (http://www.bawarchi.com/contribution/contrib128.html) Ingredients 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast cubed 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 medium onion chopped 2 x 2inch cinnamon sticks 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 teaspoon garlic paste 0.5 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 teaspoons chilli powder 1 teaspoon ground coriander Salt - to taste 2 tomatoes skinned and pureed 1 Tablespoon ground cashew nuts 1 Tablespoon ground almond nuts 1.5 teaspoons orange food colour (optional) 3 teaspoons butter Method Fry onions in oil until transparent, add cinnamon sticks, ginger paste and garlic paste along with a little water, stir-fry continuously for about five minutes. Add turmeric, chilli, ground coriander, salt and mix well. Pour in tomato puree, ground cashew and almonds; mix well and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken and optional food colouring. Put in just sufficient water to keep the chicken fluid. Simmer until chicken is cooked through when the gravy should get thick, add butter and serve hot with Parathas.