Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 30 mins | Total Time: 50 mins | Yield: 4 Servings
This is a must-try recipe that you will surely enjoy preparing! The sauce alone of this Butter Chicken – Murgh Makhani is more than enough to let you know that you are in for a treat. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
600g of Chicken breast, cut into chunks
For the marinade
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp ghee or melted butter
1 tbsp ginger- garlic paste or use minced ginger and garlic
⅓ c Yogurt
1 tsp salt
1 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder
¾ tsp turmeric powder
For the butter chicken sauce
½ c raw cashews, soaked in warm water for 15-20 mins.
1 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder or use paprika powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp honey
1 c tomato puree 1 c= 250 ml
75 grams butter or 5 tablespoons butter
1 tbsp cream
2 tbsp Kasuri Methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste or minced ginger and garlic
1 tsp turmeric powder
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients for the marinade. Stir everything until well blended. Add the chicken, then toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic and place it in the fridge. Marinate the chicken for at least 40 minutes or overnight.
Prepare the grill and preheat it. Thread the chicken with the skewers.
Place the skewered chicken over the grill, then cook each side for a few minutes or until a bit charred. Transfer them onto a clean plate.
Add a bit of water and the pre-soaked cashews into a blender. Pulse a few times until the texture turns into a paste.
Place a pot on the stove and turn the heat to medium-high. Add butter and allow it to melt.
Add garlic, ginger, red chili powder, and turmeric. Saute for a few minutes until aromatic.
Add the tomato puree together with the marinade, honey, garam masala powder, Kasuri leaves, and cashew paste. Stir everything until well incorporated. Use a stick blender to process the mixture until the texture becomes smooth.
Sprinkle salt to taste, then let it simmer for about 3 minutes.
Add the grilled chicken into the pot, then toss until completely coated with the delicious sauce.
Top with cream, then let it simmer for 5 more minutes.
Serve right away with basmati rice or naan. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 555 kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 939mg | Potassium: 1033mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1219IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3mg
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