Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani
Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani is a popular dish in Mumbai. Enjoy the grilled chicken in rich tomato sauce made with cream and butter
Marinate the boneless chicken
· Wash boneless chicken breast ( 500 gms) under running tap water and keep aside
· Whisk the curd (70ml) with Kashmiri chilli powder ( 2 tbspn), Add cumin powder (1 tbspn), coriander powder (1 tbspn), garam masala powder (½ tbspn), turmeric ( ½ tbspn)
· In a mixing bowl season the chicken breast with ginger garlic paste (6-7 tbspn), oil (2tbspn) and salt (as per taste). Add the above whisked curd mixture to the chicken and mix well. Cover the mixture with a cling flim and keep the chicken in the fridge to marinate overnight
· Next day grill the chicken. Keep it under the grill for 30-45 minutes @ 200C or 150C (please note the temperature depends on the type of oven you use. It is important that chicken is cooked well.)
· Remove from the grill. Allow it to cool at room temperature and then cut them to into small pieces
Preparation of the butter sauce
· To a wide cooking pot add oil (30 ml), warm it on a medium heat, add cinnamon sticks ( 4-5 nos) , Clove (4-5 nos) , Cardamon ( 4-5nos) , Bay leaves ( 3-4 nos) , green chillies (5 nos) , Peeled sliced ginger (2 inches), tomatoes puree ( 500 gms)
· Then sieve the above mixture and warm it on a medium heat
· Add the cashew nut paste. (In a blender ground cashew nuts (75 gms) , add water (1 cup) and make into a smooth paste.)
· Add salt (as per taste), kashmiri chilli powder (1 tbspn), kasoori methi powder (1 tbspn) -Dried fenugreek is referred as Kasoori methi which adds flavour to this dish. Add tomato paste (1 tbspn), jaggery (1 tbsp), honey (1 tbspn) and butter (50 gm). Let the butter sauce now simmer for 4-5 mins on a medium heat
Mix the grilled chicken and sauce
· In a wide cooking pot add butter (1 tbspn) warm it on a medium heat. Add chopped cashew nuts (25 gms). Then add the above grilled chicken pieces. Fry it for 5 mins. Then add the prepared butter sauce. Add double cream ( 50 ml) and mix well.
· Garnish with cream
Recipe : Non vegetarian
Preparation time : 20 mins
Cooking time : 45 mins
Contains nuts
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