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

Prepare of Boneless chicken (apprx 1/4 Kgs).
It's 1 tbsp of Tandoori Masala.
Prepare 1 tsp of freshly ground cumin powder.
Prepare 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.
Prepare to taste of salt.
You need 1 tsp of Garlic ginger paste.
You need of Oil.
It's of Use the above to marinate the chicken and boil briefly - to drain excess water.
You need 1/2 tsp of cumin whole.
Prepare 1 of grated onion.
It's 1 of cinnamon stick.
Prepare 4 of whole cardamons.
You need 2-4 Tbsp of butter.
It's of Tomato puree (from blending 2 ripe tomatoes).
You need of Ginger garlic paste.
Prepare of Full cream.
It's 2 tbsp of yoghurt.
It's of coriander.

Butter chicken step by step

Once the chicken is cooked and all water drained set aside..
In the same pot, add some cooking oil and butter then fry the whole spices till they splutter.
Add in the grated onion and fry till softens - add in the yoghurt and puree and let it cook on medium heat.
Add in your full cream till you get it as saucy as you like..
Add in the chicken and let it simmer on low heat - taste for salt..
Once its well cooked sprinkle your coriander and your curry is ready to serve with rice, naan or chapati..

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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