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

You need 1 kg of Chicken breasts, cut in cubes.
Prepare 1 cup of tomato purée.
Prepare 1 cup of heavy cream.
It's 1.5 cup of white onion, chopped.
Prepare 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
It's of Softened butter.
It's of Olive oil.
You need of Salt and pepper.
You need of Cayenne pepper.
You need of Cumin.
It's of Turmeric.
It's of Chilli powder.
It's of Paprika.
It's 3 tsp of Garam Masala.
Prepare 1 of small cinnamon stick.

Butter Chicken instructions

In a bowl, season the chicken. Add salt and pepper, 1tsp chilli powder, 1/2tsp turmeric, 1tsp paprika and 1tbsp olive oil. Mix well.
In a pan, melt 2 tbsp butter and cook the chicken until golden brown colour. Put aside in a bowl..
In the same pan, melt 2 tbsp butter with 1tbsp olive oil and add onion then garlic. Season with salt and pepper, 3tsp garam masala, 1tsp chilli powder, 1tsp cumin, 1tsp cayenne, 1tsp turmeric and 1 cinnamon stick..
When they reach a golden colour, add the tomato puree with 1 cup of water and the heavy cream. Bring to a simmer..
Add the chicken and let simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add 2tbsp butter in the process. Don't forget to stir from time to time and put a lid on the pan..
Serve with white rice on the side and sprinkle with parsley..
Tip: for extra taste, add some chicken broth to the rice..

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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