Name: Tandoori Chicken Handi recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tandoori boneless chicken pieces 700 grams ( My Tandoori chicken without oven recipe is already posted in BB); Butter unsalted 5 tablespoons; Cloves 4; Cinnamon medium 1; Bay leaf 1; Black cardamom 1; Green cardamom 2; Nutmeg powder 3/4 teaspoon; Green chillies 3; Ginger garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon; Ginger chopped vertically 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon; Fried onions ( used 4 big onions ) ground to paste; Tomatoes ripe red 4 big grated to purée; Cashew paste 4 tablespoons; Kashmiri red chilly powder 1 teaspoon; Paprika powder 3/4 teaspoon; Tandoori masala powder 1/4 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Fresh cream 2 tablespoons; Full fat yogurt 1/4 cup; Water 1 glass; Salt 2 teaspoons or as required; Kasuri Methi powder 1/4 teaspoon

Ingredients Serving: 4

Tandoori boneless chicken pieces 700 grams ( My Tandoori chicken without oven recipe is already posted in BB)
Butter unsalted 5 tablespoons
Cloves 4
Cinnamon medium 1
Bay leaf 1
Black cardamom 1
Green cardamom 2
Nutmeg powder 3/4 teaspoon
Green chillies 3
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger chopped vertically 1/2 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon
Fried onions ( used 4 big onions ) ground to paste
Tomatoes ripe red 4 big grated to purée
Cashew paste 4 tablespoons
Kashmiri red chilly powder 1 teaspoon
Paprika powder 3/4 teaspoon
Tandoori masala powder 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Fresh cream 2 tablespoons
Full fat yogurt 1/4 cup
Water 1 glass
Salt 2 teaspoons or as required
Kasuri Methi powder 1/4 teaspoon

Instructions

Melt butter in a Handi .
Add cloves , bay leaf , cinnamon stick , cardamoms . Fry till aroma releases.
Add green chillies .
Add ginger garlic paste and sauté until raw smell leaves .
Pour the ground onion paste . Add 1/2 teaspoon chopped ginger. Sauté for a minute .
Pour the tomato purée .
Sauté well in the butter till red .
Add the dry powders one by one excluding nutmeg powder .
Add salt . Adjust accordingly as tandoori chicken already contains salt .
Add yogurt .
Add cashew paste . Mix all . Cover and cook till oil oozes from the curry .
Then add crushed Kasuri Methi , tandoori chicken pieces .
Cover and slow cook in low for 7 minutes till chicken pieces looks soft .
Add water in between it really needed to adjust the consistency . Thick Gravy consistency is preferred .
Finally add nutmeg powder . Mix .
Add fresh cream . Stir till combined in low heat . Switch off .
Tandoori Chicken Handi is ready .
Garnish with ginger slices .
Serve hot with your favorite rotis / breads .

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