Thursday, July 28, 2011

Butter Chicken

Posted by sandhya at 7/28/2011 05:57:00 AM
Butter Chicken also known as Murgh makhani is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare butter chicken by following this easy recipe. 390 cal per serving.



Ingredients:

• 450 gm Boneless Chicken

• 2 tbsp Butter

• 2 tsp Lemon Juice

• ¼ cup Plain Yoghurt

• ½ cup Cream

• 2 tbsp Peanut Oil

• 1 White Onion (chopped)

• 1 cup Tomato Puree

• 1-¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper

• 1 pinch Salt

• 1 tsp Chili Powder

• 1 tsp Cumin (Ground)

• 1 Bay Leaf

• 1 pinch Black Pepper

• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste

• 1 tbsp Cornstarch

• 2 tsp Garam Masala

• Water as required


How to make Butter Chicken:

• Heat 1 tbsp peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

• Saute white onion until it becomes soft and translucent.

• Put butter, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala (1 tsp), chili powder, cumin and bay leaf into the saucepan. Stir it for about 1 minute.

• Add tomato puree to the mixture. Cook it for 2 minutes while stirring frequently.

• Add cream and yoghurt into the same pan and mix them well.

• Reduce heat to low and cook sauce for 10 minutes.

• Now add salt, black pepper and cayenne into the mixture. Remove the pan from heat.

• Heat oil (1tbsp) in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat.

• Cut the Chicken to bite-size pieces and wash it well.

• Cook chicken pieces until it gets slightly brown (for about 10 minutes).

• Reduce the heat and season the chicken with garam masala (1 tsp) and cayenne.

• Put 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce into it and cook until liquid get reduced (for about 5 minutes).

• Now pour the rest of the sauce into the chicken.

• Mix cornstarch and water well. Put this mixture into the chicken.

• Cook chicken for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened.

• Butter Chicken is ready to serve.

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