Butter Chicken 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. It's 700 gm of breast chicken in medium size pieces.
  2. It's 100 gm of butter.
  3. You need 4 of green chilies slits.
  4. Prepare 100 gm of fresh cream.
  5. It's 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste.
  6. It's 1 teaspoon of tandoori masala powder.
  7. Prepare of Salt as per taste.
  8. It's 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder.
  9. You need 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala powder.
  10. You need 300 gm of tomato puree (boiled and peeled).
  11. Prepare 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
  12. Prepare 4 of green cardamom.
  13. You need 1 of mace.
  14. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of kasuri methi.
  15. You need 1 tablespoon of fresh chopped coriander leaves.

Butter Chicken instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, mix tandoori masala powder, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and salt..
  2. Add the raw chicken pieces to the marinade and mix well. Keep it in the refrigerator overnight or minimum 6 hours. Heat half the quantity of butter in wok..
  3. Add green cardamom and mace and saute for 30sec..
  4. Pour tomato puree in wok and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add cumin powder and garam masala powder, mix well..
  5. Add the prepared chicken, remaining butter, fresh cream, sliced green chillies and crushed fenugreek leaves. Saute for 3-4 minutes and let the chicken cook. Cook till chicken is done..
  6. Take it in large bowl and garnish with coriander leaves Serve hot with rice or naan..

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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