Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

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Murgh Makhani also known as Butter Chicken is a spicy tomato based curry cooked with chicken. UK curry lovers can't seem to get enough of Chicken Tikka Masala; the one thing that gets the appetite going for most Indians undoubtedly has to be 'Butter Chicken' or Murgh Makhani. 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 (Murgh Makhani) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have butter chicken (murgh makhani) using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):
  1. Take To Marinate the Chicken:
  2. Take 2 Chicken Breast
  3. Take 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
  4. Make ready 1 tsp chilli powder
  5. Get 1 tsp garam masala
  6. Prepare 1 tsp turmeric
  7. Take 1 tsp cumin powder
  8. Take 1/2 tsp salt
  9. Take 1/2 tsp corriander powder
  10. Take 1 tbsp lemon juice
  11. Take 2 tbsp oil
  12. Prepare To make the base sauce:
  13. Get 3 Onions
  14. Prepare 15-20 Cashews Nuts
  15. Prepare 2 Dried Chillies
  16. Make ready 2 tbsp tomato paste
  17. Take Salt as per taste
  18. Get 1/2 tsp sugar
  19. Make ready Dry Spices(3 cloves, 1 star anise, 1/2 Cinnamon stick, 1 big elachi)
  20. Prepare 1 tsp cumin powder
  21. Get 1 tsp coriander powder
  22. Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
  23. Prepare 50 g butter
  24. Take 30-40 ml double cream

This rich, buttery, creamy chicken needs no introduction. Most probably the best known of all Indian dishes, it has There are not many Indian restaurants that do not serve Butter Chicken. In our home, Murgh Makhani served in the restaurants is also a measuring. Butter Chicken Recipe (aka Murgh Makhani).

Instructions to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):
  1. 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)
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Stir in double cream and remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
  7. Garnish with coriander and serve warm over rice with naan or Roti.

In our home, Murgh Makhani served in the restaurants is also a measuring. Butter Chicken Recipe (aka Murgh Makhani). Butter chicken is a hugely popular Indian curry that results in a rich and creamy gravy that is almost buttery. It is incredibly easy to prepare, needing only a few minutes of chopping and pan cooking. Butter chicken is another one of those quintessential Indian dishes that you will find the world over in Indian restaurants.

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