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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. WHY IS IT CALLED BUTTER CHICKEN.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook butter chicken (murgh makhani) using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):
- Take To Marinate the Chicken:
- Make ready 2 Chicken Breast
- Prepare 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- Make ready 1 tsp chilli powder
- Get 1 tsp garam masala
- Take 1 tsp turmeric
- Take 1 tsp cumin powder
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 tsp corriander powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Prepare 2 tbsp oil
- Prepare To make the base sauce:
- Take 3 Onions
- Prepare 15-20 Cashews Nuts
- Take 2 Dried Chillies
- Prepare 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Get Salt as per taste
- Get 1/2 tsp sugar
- Get Dry Spices(3 cloves, 1 star anise, 1/2 Cinnamon stick, 1 big elachi)
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin powder
- Prepare 1 tsp coriander powder
- Get 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- Make ready 50 g butter
- Get 30-40 ml double cream
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Instructions to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):
- In a large bowl, whisk together lemon juice, oil,turmeric, garam masala, cumin powder,coriander powder, chilli powder, ginger& garlic paste. Add chicken and toss until fully coated. Let marinate for 1-2 hours. (preferable overnight)
- In a large pot over the medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Working in batches, add chicken and cook until golden all over, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium and melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add the dry chillies, Cashew nuts and diced onions.Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 300ml water and cook until fragrant.
- Once the onions cooked and water start to boil, take it off the heat. Drain all the water and blitz the onions and cashews nuts. Do not throw the water away. Keep it aside.
- Heat up some butter.Add the dry spices (as listed above in the ingredients list), cumin powder, coriander and red chilli powder. Cook until fragrant. Add the onions and cashew purée and tomato purée into the dry spices. Stir it and return chicken to sauce with same water that cooked onions and cashews nuts. Add salt n 1/2tsp sugar. Let simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in double cream and remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- Garnish with coriander and serve warm over rice with naan or Roti.
Butter Chicken, Chicken Makhani or Murgh Makhani is an entree I love to order at restaurants. The dish consists of boneless chicken cubes marinated in yoghurt and spices that is grilled till golden brown. The chicken pieces are simmered in a fragrant tomato and cream gravy to make a decadent dish, best served with garma garam naan. A classic Indian recipe is absolutely delectable and is a real favourite in our house, frequently served on Curry Friday - a popular family tradition! This world famous recipe is often jokingly referred to as the national bird of Punjab, so popular is it in that region!
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