Butter Chicken
Also called Murgh Makhani, Chicken Makhani
- 18 ingredients
- 9 steps
Ingredients
- Chicken – 1Kg (cubed)
- Onion – 2 large (finely chopped)
- Tomato – 2 (finely chopped)
- Ginger – 1 tablespoon (finely chopped)
- Garlic – 1 tablespoon (finely chopped)
- Green chillies – 2 slit
- Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch
- Cloves – 4-5 whole
- Cardamom – 2-3 whole
- Pepper corns – 10-12 whole
- Fenugreek leaves – 1 pinch
- Chilly powder – 2 tablespoons
- Fenugreek powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Butter – 3 tablespoon
- Fresh cream – 1/2 cup
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
Equipment
- Blender
How to make Butter Chicken
- Marinate the chicken in 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste and salt.
- In a pan add 2 tablespoons oil, add the whole spices, onions, ginger, garlic, green chillies and sauté for a while, till the onions are golden brown.
- Add chilly powder, fenugreek powder, fenugreek leaves and garam masala powder and mix.
- Add chopped tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves and cook till the tomatoes are cooked.
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and grind to a smooth paste.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add 1/4 cup oil and fry the chicken on both sides till its slightly cooked.
- Remove the excess oil and add in the ground masala. Let the chicken cook in the gravy for 5 minutes.
- Add the butter, cream and 1 teaspoon sugar and cook till gravy thickens.
- Remove from flame and serve hot with chapattis and rice.
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