BUTTER CHICKEN (murgh makhani)

Delicious restaurant-style butter chicken now you can make right in your home with simple ingredients. Butter chicken is one of the most popular curries at Indian restaurants. the celebratory occasion in the family, butter chicken made an appearance on the dinner table.

Incredible creamy curry sauce with aromatic, juicy, tender, flavour-infused chicken is one of the best you should try!!!

what is butter chicken?

butter chicken is also known as murgh makhani, which was originated from northern Indian 1950s, created by Kundan lal Gujrat, which he named as murgh makhani(chicken with butter), from butter, tomato, and leftover tandoori into a pot to make use of the leftover. now the recipe is adapted by the restaurants across the world, though it's really a "special occasion" dish in Indian homes.

how is butter chicken made?

The main secret for tender and juicy chicken is the spiced marinade, which is very easy to make. the curry sauce is out of this world, with its aroma, beautiful, bold flavour. the best part of the butter chicken is the ingredients that can be easily found from any grocery store or supermarket.

what is butter chicken sauce made of?

It's all about that sauce when it comes to authentic butter chicken which blends the flavour of traditional Indian spices. After that, blend until smooth and add cheese to which adds more thick texture to the sauce. many use heavy whipping cream but, don't use it, because sometimes it spoils the taste.

what's new in my butter chicken?

The best part this finger-licking' butter chicken is that the ingredient used is easily available in-home, which is flavour rich to make spicy, creamy, smooth sauce. The soft, juicy chicken that is marinated with red chilly powder, ginger and garlic paste, chicken masala, lemon juice, which make it spicy rice and juicy. cheese is added at the last part of cooking to make it thick and saucy, which make it taste out of the world. some add heavy cream and cashew but, I don't prefer to use them.

If you wanna try any spicy gravy worth making at home, then this BEST dish for you to try!!!

what can be served with butter chicken?

Butter chicken can be served with

basmati rice(kushka),
Naan,
rumali roti,
Idiyappam.

INGREDIENTS FOR BUTTER CHICKEN:

FOR CHICKEN MARINADE:

Chicken- 1/4kg
Ginger and garlic paste- 1/2 tsp
Chicken masala- 1tsp
Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt- to taste.
Lemon juice- 1 tsp

FOR SAUCE:

Oil- 3 tsp
Curry leaf
Cardamom- 2
Cinnamon- 2
Onion- 3(medium size)
Tomato- 3(medium size)
Green chilly- 3
Ginger and garlic paste- 2 tsp
Chicken masala- 2 tsp
Red chilly powder- 1 tsp
Black pepper- 1/2 tsp
Sugar- 1 tsp
Salt -to taste.
Tomato sauce- 2 tsp
Kasuri methi- 1 tsp
Bay leaf- 2
Coriander leaf
Butter- 30g
Cheese- 2 cubes

DIRECTION FOR CHICKEN MARINADE:

In a bowl, take a chicken combine with all the ingredients for the marinade, let marinate set aside for an hour (or overnight if time allows).
Take oil in a pan over a high flame, add chicken pieces, fry the chicken for a minute (30 sec each side), you can finish cooking the chicken is the sauce.

DIRECTION FOR TOMATO MIX

Take Deseeded Tomato(3), Onion(2), and Green chilly(2). Grind well, now your Tomato mix is ready.

DIRECTION FOR SAUCE:

Take oil in a pan in high flame, when sizzling add cinnamon, cardamom, curry leaves, onion(1) chopped, and ginger and garlic paste stir for a min let it bind well.
Now add chicken masala, red chilly powder stir and add chicken and mix well.
Now add tomato mixture to it and mix well, leave it for 2 min in high flame.
Reduce the flame medium, add black pepper, sugar, tomato sauce, salt, Kasuri mehthi, bay leaf, add 200 ml water to it, mix well cook for 5 mins.
Add butter to it, after 5min add cheese and mix well.
leave for 15 min in low flame for dhum.
now your butter chicken is ready,
Garnish with coriander leaf and serve hot and enjoy the silky smooth butter chicken with naan bread or rumali roti.