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Butter Chicken Pola
Published on March 24, 2024
Kerala Cuisine

Ingredients:
200 gm boneless chicken
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp kasuri methi
1 tbsp yogurt
salt to taste
oil/ butter, for frying
For Masala:
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 onions, finely chopped
1 tomato, pureed
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp kasuri methi
1 tsp red chilli flakes
2 tbsp cream
salt to taste
1 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
butter
For Batter:
3 eggs
1/2 cup plain flour
3/4 cup milk
3 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp coriander leaves
salt to taste
Preparation:
- Cut the chicken into small pieces and marinate it with 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi, yogurt and salt .
- Then shallow fry them in oil/ butter and keep it aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp butter in a pan and add 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste and finely chopped onions and saute well.
- Add pureed tomato and cook covered till the raw smell goes and oil separates.
- Add fried chicken and salt into this and mix well.
- Add 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi and red chilli flakes and mix well.
- Add cream into this and mix well. Add 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves, mix well and switch off the flame.
- In a blender, add eggs, plain flour, milk, 3 tbsp oil, baking powder, 1 tbsp coriander leaves and salt together to a batter.
- Heat a non stick saucepan on low flame and add 1 tsp oil / ghee and spread the bottom and sides.
- Pour 3/4th of the batter and add the chicken masala and then pour the remaining batter.
- Top it with some coriander leaves and cook covered on low flame till done.
- Then flip the prepared pola to another hot pan and cook on other side for 3-4 minutes on very low flame.
- Remove to a serving dish, cut it into pieces and serve…