The Nation wants to know......

The Nation wants to know who is the inventor of Butter Chicken........

Kaun? Kaun? Kaun? Moti Mahal? Daryaganj?

This is National News.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/who-invented-butter-chicken-2-delhi-restaurants-battle-it-out-in-court-4898475

So this case goes to Delhi High Court!

...where I hear we have loads of backlogs for trivial cases waiting in line - fraud,  theft, scams, murder,..

You know the usual simple stuff! 

Happens all the time, media shouts, candle march, people forget...life goes on.

I feel sad for the lawyer who is going to stand up in the court room to use his education, skills and time fruitfully to fight over Butter Chicken... 

his dream case of course!

I also feel sad for the clients who will keep on paying the lawyers (through their kidney and pancreas) as the case moves from one date to the other......

The court will next hear the matter on May 29, until then the sizzling debate over who is the "inventor of butter chicken" will go on....

I can clearly see Sunny Deol flaring up his nostrils and his muscles and saying " Tarikh pe Tarikh, Tarikh pe Tarikh"

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But this is National News.😀

Do not underestimate the power of Butter Chicken.

Cooked by a close friend 'U' for the CheerfulChild lunch

This is exactly what I mean when I say - it is tough to be a foodie!

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We are passionate people - give us a topic and we can even take you to the court.

Especially, you cannot mess with our food - it is treated with the same reverence and respect and love and passion and excitement

....as our....as our....umm.....wait.....let me see....as our EXISTENCE!

....and on top of all that ...BUTTER CHICKEN!! -  No way you can touch that!

This is a serious conflict! 

Indian cuisine (especially outside India) thrives and flourishes under the blessings of Butter Chicken (Chicken Tikka Masala being the closest competitor) 

To be honest, Butter Chicken is served in many shapes and forms here in Amsterdam but the claim that it is the 'original' is mentioned by everyone.

At home, during our Cheerful Child Lunches, Butter Chicken is clearly the favourite and steals the show every time.

Now that the case is in the court, let them fight over the inventor and sort it out.

We all agree, that whoever invented it, did a good job.

Salute!!

But let us pay our tribute to the inventor by making a lip-smacking butter chicken today.

Here is the recipe  I use usually.

(also from NDTV - coincidentally the same that I got the news from)

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Marinate, cook and enjoy.....

• In a mixing bowl, put raw chicken pieces and add salt, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and lemon juice. Mix well.

• Refrigerate for about 15-20 minutes.

• Now add curd to the refrigerated mix. Followed by salt, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, garam masala, kasuri methi and mustard oil. Mix well and refrigerate again for an hour.

• Roast the marinated chicken in an oven for about 30 minutes until it is three-fourth done.

• Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan with butter.

• Add cloves, cinnamon stick, mace and cardamom. 

• Saute and then add chopped tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Mix well and then grind well. 

• In another pan, heat another two cubes of butter, along with ginger garlic paste.

• Add the tomato puree made from the mixture. Now add red chilli powder, kasuri methi, honey and finally the roasted chicken pieces. Let it simmer.

• Add green chilli, cardamom powder and cream. Mix well.

• Serve with a teaspoon of cream on top.