Butter Chicken
The Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) originates from India and is one of the most relaxing chicken curries made with common aromatics. The creamy, buttery, and tangy chicken curry can make you mad when its pleasant aroma wafts around the kitchen.
Ingredients
Marination:
- 700 g chicken
- 3 tbsp yogurt
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- ½ tbsp red chili flakes
- 1 tbsp dry fenugreek powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- Salt (Adjustable)
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
For Curry
- ½ cup oil
- 300 g butter
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 onion (thinly sliced)
- 2 tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp cream / mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- ½ tbsp red chili flakes
- 1 tbsp Garam masala powder
- 1/3 tbsp Sesame seeds
- ⅓ bowl cilantro
- 3 green chilies
Instructions
- Marination: Combine all the marination ingredients in a large mixing bowl and perfectly marinate the chicken. Set it aside for 15 minutes.
- Preparing The Curry: Take a large pan, add oil, and sauté the onion until golden. Toss in the garam masala and stir for a minute. Add garlic, chillies, tomatoes, and a splash of water. Stir and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Blend The Curry: Now transfer this masala (curry) to the food process and blend it well. This will give us a thick paste that helps us to thicken the curry.
- Fry The Chicken: Add the butter in a pan, and fry it in it for 10 minutes. Stir and cover the lid during this process. Now, transfer the chicken to another pot and set aside.
- Combine Everything: In the same pan again, melt the butter, add a splash of oil, and blend gravy. Stir and simmer for 2 minutes. Then add all the ground spices and chicken. Stir it well so that spices get perfectly into the chicken. Simmer for 3 minutes on medium flame.
- Garnishing: Finally, sprinkle some sesame seeds, cilantro, and green chilies. And our Butter chicken is now ready to serve.
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