Butter Chicken Recipe

Butter chicken is a classic Indian dish featuring grilled tandoori chicken simmered in a creamy rich onion tomato cashew gravy.

Original chicken makhani is made with grilled tandoori chicken where the chicken is marinated with hung curd and spices.

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Butter Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

For Marination atleast 30 mins or few hours

• Boneless Chicken 300gm (Chicken thighs best)
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 2 Tablespoon Hung curd
• 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri Chili
• 1 Teaspoon Tandoori masala
• 1/2 Teaspoon Kasuri Methi/fenugreek leaves, crushed
• 2 Teaspoon Mustard Oil
• 1 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 Tbsp Lemon juice
• 1 Teaspoon Vegetable Oil to pan fry

For the Puree

• 1 Tsp Butter and 2 Tsp oil
• 4 Cloves, 1 inch Cinnamon, 2 small Bay leaves, 4 Green Cardamom, 1/2 Tsp Cumin seeds
• 100g | 1 Small sized Onion
• 3 big Garlic cloves
• 1 inch Ginger
• 350g | 3 Big Tomatoes, roughly sliced
• 10 Cashews, soaked in Hot Water for 15mins
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 Cup Hot Water

For Gravy

• 1 Tsp Oil, 2 Tsp Butter
• 1 Teaspoon Coriander powder
• 1 Teaspoon Kashmiri Chili
• Fried chicken pieces
• Salt to taste
• Water as required
• 1 Teaspoon Honey
• 1/2 Teaspoon Garam Masala
• 1 Tsp Kasuri methi/Fenugreek leaves crushed
• 2-3 Tbsp Fresh/Cooking Cream
• Chopped Coriander leaves

Instructions

• Marinate boneless Chicken cubes with hung curd, spices, fenugreek leaves, lemon juice and mustard oil.
• In a pan add butter & oil, saute whole spices. Add sliced onions, ginger Garlic cloves. Saute till translucent. Add sliced tomatoes and soaked Cashews. Add salt, cover Cook 15 mins till tomatoes soften. Once cool, make a puree, strain it.
• In the same pan, Pan fry the chicken on medium heat 3-4 mins per side till almost cooked. Set them aside.
• Add butter, coriander & Kashmiri Chili Powder. Add the strained puree, cook on low heat for 10 mins. Add the fried chicken, honey, crushed fenugreek leaves, Garam masala and cream.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with Naan/Paratha/Rice 🍽️

Video

Notes

Use Chicken Thighs for juicier results but Chicken Breast can also be used.

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