I
still remember the day when i had my first butter chicken. It was at a
dinner party hosted by a couple of relatives, reason for which i am
still yet to discover. That night was the one of the best nights of my
life.
I was merely 11years old back then. My day started out with the daily
schedule of going to school and coming back home after the classes, and
then going for tuitions in the evening. I was this kid who hated
chicken, dint even like eggs only for the reason that they came out of a
chicken. Except the fact that i loved sea food, i was still mostly a
veggie.
Now coming back to that unforgettable night, I was sitting there in one
corner of the table and was trying to avoid the most hated bird of my
life. After the entrees it was time for the main course. The main course
was served on my plate. I couldn't recognize the dish. For once it
looked like fish served with some very spicy curry. I wouldn't lie even
if i wanted to, it appeared incredibly fresh with very bright vivid
colours. I took a couple of parathas and started devouring this
fascinating dish. After half a dozen of parathas i asked my mom what
this dish was; and she replied to my shock that it was “Butter Chicken”.
It jolted me to an extent that i literally choked a good piece of
chicken. I was gasping for air and my mom pulled me by my stomach from
behind to release me of my agony. She said it was because of the butter
that was blended with the chicken that helped me release my choking
easily.
In spite of the dish nearly killing me that evening, to this day
“Butter Chicken” has become my favourite dish. Today after a decade
wherever i go, whichever restaurant i choose, i order butter chicken.
People ask me, knowing the fact that it nearly killed me and also that
chicken never being my first choice, what had changed my heart so
drastically. To them i answer - “YES!! It was the chicken that sickened me at first; but then the butter in it made me a nutter about Butter Chicken”. 
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