Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni
Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, butter chicken/chicken makhni. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

Butter chicken also known as chicken makhani is one of the most popular, lip smacking and delicious dishes that's been loved by many across the world. Paired with naan or kulcha is a delight which most Indians love during their restaurant visits. Chicken Makhani is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It is a full flavored dish that complements the chicken well.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have butter chicken/chicken makhni using 18 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni:
  1. Make ready 1 lb Chicken pieces
  2. Take 1 tbsp Olive oil
  3. Prepare 2 tbsps Butter
  4. Prepare 1 Onion big
  5. Make ready 2-3 Shallots
  6. Take 1 cup Tomato puree
  7. Take 2 Green chilli
  8. Get 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
  9. Get 3/4 cup Heavy cream
  10. Make ready 1 tbsp Yogurt
  11. Take 1/2 cup Water
  12. Get 1 bay leaf
  13. Prepare 2 cardamom pods
  14. Take Cilantro -roughly chopped
  15. Take Salt - as per taste
  16. Prepare 2 tsps Garam masala
  17. Take 1 tsp Turmeric
  18. Make ready 1 Tbsps Chilli powder

Chicken cooked in a spiced tomato gravy. 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. My friends always ask me to make them my Butter Chicken (Chicken Makhani) when I invite them over for dinner! It's SO good that I have stopped ordering it at Indian Restaurants!

Steps to make Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhni:
  1. Clean and marinate the chicken pieces with some salt,pepper and a pinch of turmeric.
  2. To make Garam masala-Dry roast cloves,cardamom,star anise,bay leaf,cinnamon stick on medium heat and powder them and keep.
  3. In a large sauce pan, heat some oil and butter.
  4. Shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces until light brown and transfer to a paper towel to absorb the excess oil
  5. In the same oil, pop some cumin seeds,bay leaf and cardamom.
  6. On medium heat,Saute shallots,onions and ginger garlic paste till golden brown. Add some salt for quick browning!
  7. Add green chilies and some turmeric powder. Saute well till the raw taste of onions are gone.
  8. Now add chilly powder,garam masala, pepper and salt as required.
  9. Mix the yogurt into this mixture on low flame. Now add little water to this.
  10. Remove from stove and once cooled,blend this mixture to a fine paste.
  11. Now heat some butter on the pan again on medium heat.
  12. Add the tomato puree and stir for a min.
  13. Pour the blended gravy paste to the tomato puree and stir continuously.
  14. On low flame,add the heavy cream into the gravy and mix well to get a thick creamy consistency.
  15. Now transfer the fried chicken pieces to the gravy and let it simmer another 5 mins.
  16. Serve hot garnished with cilantro and heavy cream.

My friends always ask me to make them my Butter Chicken (Chicken Makhani) when I invite them over for dinner! It's SO good that I have stopped ordering it at Indian Restaurants! I use a few drops of liquid smoke to give it a 'tandoori' flavour. Delicious restaurant-style butter chicken made right at home with simple ingredients. This recipe is exactly how they make butter chicken in It's all about that sauce when it comes to an authentic murgh makhani recipe.

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