Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, butter chicken (murgh makhani). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

WHY IS IT CALLED BUTTER CHICKEN. Created by Kundan Lal Gujral, you may notice that Butter Chicken (known as murgh makhani — chicken with butter), is similar to British tikka masala. Prepared in a buttery gravy with the addition of cream gives the curry sauce a silky smooth rich texture.

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have butter chicken (murgh makhani) using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):

1. Prepare To Marinate the Chicken:
2. Take 2 Chicken Breast
3. Prepare 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
4. Get 1 tsp chilli powder
5. Prepare 1 tsp garam masala
6. Take 1 tsp turmeric
7. Take 1 tsp cumin powder
8. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
9. Take 1/2 tsp corriander powder
10. Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice
11. Get 2 tbsp oil
12. Prepare To make the base sauce:
13. Get 3 Onions
14. Take 15-20 Cashews Nuts
15. Get 2 Dried Chillies
16. Prepare 2 tbsp tomato paste
17. Make ready Salt as per taste
18. Take 1/2 tsp sugar
19. Get Dry Spices(3 cloves, 1 star anise, 1/2 Cinnamon stick, 1 big elachi)
20. Take 1 tsp cumin powder
21. Get 1 tsp coriander powder
22. Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
23. Take 50 g butter
24. Get 30-40 ml double cream

Add the chicken and stir to coat with the sauce, then stir in the honey and cream. Taste and season with salt and extra honey, if desired. It's authentic, restaurant-style butter chicken, for reals. <- Just tweaked a bit to make it easier for us everyday people, like you and me, without compromising flavor! It's all about that sauce when it comes to an authentic murgh makhani recipe.

Steps to make Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani):

1. In a large bowl, whisk together lemon juice, oil,turmeric, garam masala, cumin powder,coriander powder, chilli powder, ginger& garlic paste. Add chicken and toss until fully coated. Let marinate for 1-2 hours. (preferable overnight)
2. In a large pot over the medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Working in batches, add chicken and cook until golden all over, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
3. Reduce heat to medium and melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add the dry chillies, Cashew nuts and diced onions.Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 300ml water and cook until fragrant.
4. Once the onions cooked and water start to boil, take it off the heat. Drain all the water and blitz the onions and cashews nuts. Do not throw the water away. Keep it aside.
5. Heat up some butter.Add the dry spices (as listed above in the ingredients list), cumin powder, coriander and red chilli powder. Cook until fragrant. Add the onions and cashew purée and tomato purée into the dry spices. Stir it and return chicken to sauce with same water that cooked onions and cashews nuts. Add salt n 1/2tsp sugar. Let simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
6. Stir in double cream and remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
7. Garnish with coriander and serve warm over rice with naan or Roti.

Like with most curries, this butter chicken actually tastes better with. The dish was made "by chance" by mixing leftover chicken in a tomato gravy, rich in butter and cream. Saute shallot and onion until soft and translucent. Butter chicken recipe - This post will guide you how to make butter chicken at home that tastes absolutely delicious, flavor packed, creamy and rich. Butter chicken also known as chicken makhani is one of the most popular, lip smacking and delicious dishes that's been loved by many across the world.

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