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Aslam’s Butter Chicken

- Steps
- Ingredients
Steps
For the Charcoal Chicken
- Prepare a paste by placing the garlic, ginger and chillies in a mini-food processor and blitzing until a fine paste. Add 2 tablespoons to a medium bowl with the chicken, salt and lemon juice. Mix well and allow to marinate for 10 minutes. Set the remaining paste aside for the green chutney.
- In a small saucepan on high heat, add cashews and 1 cup of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and then remove the cashews with a slotted spoon and add to a mini-food processor. Grind into a fine paste.
- In a small frypan, toast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and black peppercorns on low to medium heat, until fragrant.
- Allow to cool and grind to a fine powder in a spice grinder
- For the second marination of the chicken, add yoghurt, cashew paste, kasoori methi, chaat masala and 1-2 tablespoons of the ground spices to the chicken. Combine well and allow to sit for another 10-15 minutes.
For the Green Chutney
- Add 3 tablespoons of the ginger, garlic and chilli paste to the cannister of stick mixer with the coriander, mint, cumin seeds, yoghurt, sugar and salt.
- Blend to a fine paste. Taste for seasoning and add the chaat masala and lime juice.
- Place 1 tablespoon in a medium bowl for the green chutney and set the remaining aside in a serving bowl.
For the Sauce
- Add the ingredients to the bowl with the Green Chutney. Whisk together and adjust seasoning, as required.
For the Onion Salad
- Mix all the ingredients together in a serving bowl and set aside.
For the Roti
- Combine both flours and salt in a medium bowl.
- Add the ghee with 2/3 cup of water. Using hands, bring together, adding more water if required. Knead to form a soft dough. Cover with a wet paper towel and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Divide the dough into quarters and divide each quarter in half to form 8 small balls.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball to a flat round, approximately 18cm in diameter.
- In a dry frypan, on a medium heat, cook each roti for 3 minutes each side, or until golden and starting to char.
- Once cooked, brush with ghee and set aside.
For the Charcoal Chicken (Cont.)
- Prepare a hibachi or heat the grill of a barbeque. Thread the marinated chicken onto skewers.
- Cook through, whilst turning frequently and brushing with ghee.
- Once the chicken is cooked, toss it into the prepared sauce and serve warm with roti, green chutney and onion salad.