Kelvin's Buttered Chicken a la Namascar

Recipe serves about 4 people, depending on how hungry they are. The quantities in brackets are for a few more people if you’re making it in a Pot with a few friends and some beers around.

1) 500g Boneless Chicken cut into medium sized pieces (±1.8kg)

Marinade for Chicken:

· 1 tsp salt (3 tsp)

· 1 tsp red chilli powder (3 tsp)

· 1 tsp Tandoori Masala (3 tsp)

· ½ tsp Cumin Powder (1 ½ tsp)

· ½ tsp Coriander Powder (1 ½ tsp)

· 4 Heaped Table spoons of Plain Yoghurt (12 Tsp)

· Few drops of Lemon Juice

Mix together all of the above mentioned and marinade in the fridge for at least 1 Hour.

2) Melt ½ cup of butter in a frying pan (1 cup)

Add:

· 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (2 tsp)

· 1 Large Chopped Onion (3 Large)

· 3-4 Cloves of Chopped Garlic (5-6 tsp)

· 1 Table spoon of Chopped Ginger (2 Tsp)

Fry the above until a Golden Colour, then remove onion and ensure that all the butter remains in the pan.

Blend the Onion into a puree with a blender.

· Chop 2 Large Tomatoes into large wedges (6 Large)

Fry the Tomatoes in the butter that remained in the frying pan for a short period until they become soft.

Blend the Tomatoes (together with the remaining butter) into a puree with a blender.

3) Add quite a bit of oil to the pan

Add:

· 2 Bay Leaves (4 Leaves)

· 2 Whole Green Cardamom Seeds (5 Seeds)

· 2-3 Pieces of Cloves (5 Pieces)

Fry the above for ± 1 minute

Add Chicken and fry for ±5-6 minutes until the chicken turns white.

4) Add the following items to the chicken

· Blended Onion puree

· Blended Tomato Puree

· 1 Table spoon Tomato Paste (3 Tsp)

· 1 tsp Salt (2 tsp)

· ½ tsp Turmeric Powder (1 tsp)

· ½ tsp Chilli Powder (1 tsp)

· ½ tsp Mango Powder (if you manage to get hold of some, if so, let me know where) (1 tsp)

· ½ tsp Brown Sugar (1 tsp)

· ½ tsp Cinnamon Powder (1 tsp)

Let simmer for ±10 minutes

· Add ½ cup Whipped Cream (1 ½ cup)

Simmer for another 5 minutes

Add:

· ½ tsp Fenugreek (1 tsp) (Peacock Kasoori Methi)

· ½ tsp Black Pepper (1 tsp)

· ½ tsp Garam Masala (1 ½ tsp)

Simmer for another minute

Can garnish with some fresh coriander leaves, if you got, then serve!

Oh, don’t forget the Rice!!!

Enjoy