Butter-less Butter Chicken

Isn’t it weird with such a name? But when your on a diet, its very difficult to eat such high calorie items like butter chicken which has a lot of butter as per the name. My aunt was a specialist in this item and every time we visit her place , this used to be the must item in menu . Recently I got the recipe from her and tried to do a less butter recipe and with olive oil and to my surprise it did come out close to the original recipe. Tastes great with naan or rotis.

Ingredients

• 4 – Skinless Chicken Thighs

• ½ can – Tomato puree

• ½ tsp- cumin – crushed

• ½ tsp – Fennel seeds- crushed

• 1 tsp- chili powder

• ½ tsp– coriander seeds

• ¼ tsp – Turmeric powder

• 1 ½ tsp – ginger garlic paste

• 1 tsp – butter\ghee

• olive oil

• Salt to taste
  

Directions

1. Cook the Chicken in water with salt, turmeric, ginger garlic paste and chili powder.

2. Now once the chicken is cooked , remove the chicken from the stock and allow it to cool.

3. Pull the chicken pieces in strips off the bones and place it in a bowl.

4. Heat the pan and add the olive oil and crushed cumin and fennel seeds.

5. Add the tomato puree and the chicken stock and allow to simmer in medium flame for 5-10 mins.

6. Add the pulled chicken without the bones to this sauce and simmer for 5 mins.

7. Transfer the butter chicken to serving bowl and now add the butter or ghee.

8. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves .

    

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