Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry
Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry

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Butter chicken or murgh makhani is always a favourite in Indian restaurants, this recipe is fairly easy and cooks the chicken in the oven. Murg Makhani, literally means Butter Chicken! Synonymous with Indian Food, Butter Chicken is world famous and rightly so. It did really well and is one of those recipes that we.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken makhani - butter chicken curry using 18 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry:
  1. Take Chicken
  2. Make ready curry
  3. Prepare Vegetable oil
  4. Take ☆ Cinnamon powder
  5. Take ☆ Whole cardamon or 2/3 teaspoon
  6. Take grains ☆ Black pepper
  7. Make ready ☆ Clove or 1/2 teaspoon
  8. Get ☆ Bay leaf
  9. Prepare ☆ Cayenne pepper (*only if you like it spicy)
  10. Take Ginger
  11. Take Garlic
  12. Take to 600 grams Canned tomatoes
  13. Make ready Cashew nuts (or almonds)
  14. Make ready △ Sugar
  15. Take to 2 teaspoons △ Salt
  16. Take △ Garam masala
  17. Prepare Butter (optional)
  18. Take Heavy cream

This rich, buttery, creamy chicken needs no introduction. Most probably the best known of all Indian dishes, it has already claimed the fame that it deserves. A heartwarming favorite at home, a staple at most Indian restaurants. This is a simple home version of butter chicken, also known as 'murgh' or 'chicken makhani'.

Instructions to make Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry:
  1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and rinse with water. Drain well, and massage well with an appropriate amount of salt and pepper. Mince the ginger and garlic.
  2. Crush the cashew nuts into fine powder. Using a food processor is convenient. If you don't have one, you can put them in a plastic bag and crush well with a hammer.
  3. Once crushed, gradually mix in 1 to 2 teaspoons of water (not listed in ingredients) to create a paste.
  4. Heat the frying pan and cook the chicken from Step 1. Set aside once cooked.
  5. In the same frying pan, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and heat over medium heat.
  6. Add the ☆ spices and mix well with oil. Add the ginger and garlic. Be careful not to let the spices burn!
  7. Add canned tomatoes, or minced tomatoes. Mix well with the spices. Stir well for about 5 minutes.
  8. Add 100 ml of water (not listed) and bring to a boil.
  9. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent the bottom from burning. Remove the lid during the last 5 minutes and continue simmering.
  10. Add the cashew nuts paste (from Step 3), sugar, salt, and garam masala (optional) marked with △. Stir for about 3 minutes over low heat.
  11. Add the butter and let it melt in the pan while stirring. This step is optional since the curry will still be delicious with the flavor from cashew nuts.
  12. Once the butter is melted and well incorporated, add the chicken and mix.
  13. Add the heavy cream and mix until well incorporated.
  14. It's done after about 2 to 3 minutes of simmering. Remove the clove, cardamon, and bay leaf before serving.
  15. Garnish with cashew nuts, heavy cream, coriander leaves, etc. if you'd like.
  16. Everything tastes amazing with just the steps described so far. If you'd like to go a step further to make tandoori style chicken, add the following steps to Step 1.
  17. Mix together 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon of chili pepper, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, and 2 tablespoons of yogurt.
  18. Marinate the chicken in the fridge for more than 3 hours. Then, grill in a 180℃ oven for 15 to 20 minutes and add at Step 12.

A heartwarming favorite at home, a staple at most Indian restaurants. This is a simple home version of butter chicken, also known as 'murgh' or 'chicken makhani'. Return the chicken to the pan along with the cream and. This is similar to the classic butter chicken but with a bit more spice! It is chunks of chicken in a mildly spiced tomato sauce.

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