About
Butter Chicken, also known as Murgh Makhani, is a popular Indian dish known for its rich and creamy, tomato-based sauce. It's a flavorful and hearty dish, made using tandoori chicken, cooked in a gravy made from tomatoes, cream, and a blend of traditional Indian spices. Butter Chicken is beloved not only in India, but around the world in restaurants serving Indian cuisine.
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Recipe
Ingredients
boneless chicken
500g
yogurt
1 cup
garlic paste
1 tablespoon
ginger paste
1 tablespoon
butter
2 tablespoons
kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
2 teaspoons
onions, finely chopped
2
tomatoes, pureed
4
cumin powder
1 teaspoon
coriander powder
1 tablespoon
cream
2 cups
Salt to taste
Directions
Step 1:
Marinate the chicken with yogurt, garlic paste and ginger paste. Leave it overnight.
Step 2:
Heat butter in a pan, add the marinated chicken and cook until it is half cooked.
Step 3:
In a separate pan, heat butter, add onions and cook until golden brown.
Step 4:
Add the pureed tomatoes, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt. Cook until the tomatoes are well cooked.
Step 5:
Add the half cooked chicken to the tomato mixture. Cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
Step 6:
Add cream and kasuri methi and cook for another couple of minutes.
Step 7:
Serve the Butter Chicken hot with rice or naan.
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