Murg Makhani
Murg Makhani

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This is a simple home version of butter chicken, also known as 'murgh' or 'chicken makhani,' a popular dish in Indian restaurants. This is best served with naan, an Indian bread, or you can also serve this with basmati rice. Butter chicken, also known as murgh makhani, is one of the most popular Indian curries around the world today.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have murg makhani using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Murg Makhani:
  1. Get 500 gm chicken
  2. Get For marination
  3. Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
  4. Take 1 tsp chaat masala
  5. Take 1 tsp coriander powder
  6. Make ready 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  7. Make ready 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste(fresh Preferably)
  8. Get 3 tablespoon curd
  9. Get To taste salt
  10. Take For makhani gravy
  11. Get 4-5 tablespoon oil
  12. Make ready 3 large onion
  13. Prepare 3 large tomato
  14. Take 6 cashew
  15. Prepare 6 almonds
  16. Get 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste(fresh preferably)
  17. Prepare 1 tsp Kashmir red chilli powder
  18. Take 2 tsp garam masala powder
  19. Prepare 1 tsp kasturi methi
  20. Take 2 tablespoon butter
  21. Take 4 green cardamon
  22. Prepare 1 stick cinnamon
  23. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  24. Prepare to taste Salt
  25. Get as needed Coriander leavesfor garnishing

If it feels like the list of ingredients is exhaustive, please don't allow that to deter you—they are all just commonly used ingredients in Indian cooking. WHY IS IT CALLED BUTTER CHICKEN. Created by Kundan Lal Gujral, you may notice that Butter Chicken (known as murgh makhani — chicken with butter), is similar to British tikka masala. Prepared in a buttery gravy with the addition of cream gives the curry sauce a silky smooth rich texture.

Instructions to make Murg Makhani:
  1. Take a bowl and add 3 tablespoon curd, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp chaat masala, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder salt as required, mix well and add chicken pieces to it, rub the marinade well over chicken and let it rest for 30 min
  2. Meanwhile soak cashews and almonds in hot water and keep aside,now in a deep vessel or pan add 3 tablespoon oil and saute roughly chopped onions till translucent now add tomatoes stir in add pinch of salt, cover the lid and let it cook on low to medium flame till mushy consistencyconsistency and till oniond turn golden brown,once done allow it to cool completely, transfer it to a blending jar add soaked cashew and almonds and blend it to a very fine paste.
  3. Now take a frying pan add one table spoon oil and fry marinated chicken pieces well on high flame both the sides, cover the lid lower the flame and let chicken cook for another 10 min or till done, to get that restaurant style smokey flavour will grill the chicken on open flame as shown in pic below, our grilled tandoor style chicken is ready
  4. Now to prepare makhni gravy, take deep pan or vessele add one tablespoon oil one tablespoon butter,add 1 bay leaf 4 green cardomon, 2 inch stick of cinnamon, 1 tablespoon freshly prepared ginger garlic paste saute it and add tomato onion paste that we have prepared, to it add 1 tsp red kashmiri chilli powder, 2 tsp garam masala, pinch of saffron colour(optional),water to adjust the consistency, salt and cook well until oil seprates
  5. Once done add grilled chicken pieces, milk powder cream(2 tablespoon milk powder mixed with little water) milk powder give sweet taste to gravy,1 tsp kasoori methi and let chicken summer for 5 min on low flame.(incase milk powder is not available add 2 tablespoon milk cream with tsp of sugar)
  6. Once done add tablespoon of butter and garnish it with finely chopped coriander. Serve it with paratha naan or peas pulav

Step By Step Murgh Makhani Recipe. It is a mild creamy gravy with juicy and tender chicken. It is generally served with naan or chapati but tastes good with basmati rice. Butter chicken is also known as Murgh Makhani in Hindi. It is really a delicious butter chicken curry which stands on top list of menu of any Indian restaurant.

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