Butter Chicken is probably one of the most popular Indian chicken. Is Butter Chicken Truly Authentically Indian? The story goes that the owner of Moti Mahal restaurant Murgh = chicken, Makhani = buttery.

Ingredients of Butter Chicken

  1. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Coriander.
  2. Prepare 1 tsp of Garam Masala.
  3. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Tumeric.
  4. It's 1 tsp of Ground Cumin.
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Chili Powder.
  6. It's 1/2 tsp of Curry Powder.
  7. It's 1 tsp of Brown Sugar.
  8. You need 1 pinch of Salt.
  9. You need 2 tsp of Minced Garlic.
  10. Prepare 2 tsp of Minced Ginger.
  11. You need 1/2 of Juice of a Lemon.
  12. It's 275 ml of Tomato Paste.
  13. Prepare 1 cup of Thickened Cream.
  14. You need 1/2 cup of Chicken Stock.
  15. It's 1 packages of Tinned Tomatoes.
  16. It's 1 tbsp of Butter.
  17. Prepare 400 grams of Diced Chicken Breast.
  18. It's 1 of Diced Onion.

Butter Chicken step by step

  1. Mix all spices, garlic, ginger, tomato paste and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. adjust quantities to taste..
  2. Add diced chicken to the mixed paste and marinade in the fridge for 30 minutes..
  3. Fry of the chicken in a hot pan (make sure to add all the marinade). Add onion and continue to cook until soft.
  4. Add the chicken stock to the pan and allow to simmer for a few minutes. Then add canned tomatoes and cook through. Once cooked, add the thickened cream and simmer to reduce..
  5. Before serving, add the butter and mix through well..

Chicken Makhani is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It is a full flavored dish that complements the chicken well. All Reviews for Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken). Butter chicken originated from using leftover dry tandoori chicken and giving it moisture with a creamy spiced tomato sauce — plus some butter, and we have butter chicken. Butter chicken was first created in India just a few decades ago, and was actually born out of a need to re-purpose unsold chicken.

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