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BUTTER CHICKEN MEATBALLS

According to my family this is one of their favorite dishes as it is very saucy and comforting .My son in law could opt to have this 365 days of the year .This dish incorporates Indian spices, tomato sauce and heavy cream and butter as the base for gravy .It can be served over rice or with nan but I prefer to serve with vegetable Palau so this way the dish incorporates proteins and well as vegetables. 
I used to cook with all spices from my kitchen and now I use Shan Butter Chicken masala and it turns out yummy . Whenever this dish comes on the table every drop in the dish vanishes  .I always cooked this dish with chicken breast but since I had ground chicken in the fridge I thought instead of making kababs why not make meatballs  in this buttery sauce hence this recipe . 
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Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian Spice
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

FOR THE MEATBALLS 

  • 1 1 lb ground chicken 
  • 2 1 egg 
  • 3 1/2 cup ground cashews 
  • 4 1teaspoon Shan butter chicken masala( available in Indian grocery stores or online on Amazon ) 
  • 5 1 teaspoon fenugreek leaves 
  • 6 1 tablespoon paprika 
  • 7 1teaspoon black pepper 
  • 8 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 

   For the gravy 

  • 1 1 cup tomato sauce 
  • 2 1cup milk 
  • 3 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 4 1/2 cup ground cashews 
  • 5 1/4 cup tomato ketchup 
  • 6 1/4  cup butter 
  • 7 3 tablespoons oil 
  • 8 1tablespoon ginger garlic paste  
  • 9 1 tablespoon fenugreek leaves  
  • 10 1tablespoon paprika 
  • 11 2 tablespoons Shan Butter Chicken Masala  
  • 12 Cilantro to garnish  

Instructions
 

  • Add the dry spices to the ground chicken  
  • Add the egg and cream  
  • Mix well 
  • Make balls  
  • Take pan and heat oil for shallow frying  
  • Fry meatballs on low to medium heat till cooked  
  •  Remove in a plate  
  • For the sauce in the same pan  add butter to the heated pan  
  • Add ginger garlic paste and stir well for 30 seconds  
  • Add tomato sauce  
  • Add dry spices 
  • Add the dry spices and the heavy cream and milk  
  • Add the ground cashews  
  • Add the oil and cook till you see the oil on top  
  • Add the meatballs and mix gently  
  • Cook for 3-4 minutes and turn off heat and garnish with cilantro  
Keyword Indian Spices food
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