BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE

Butter Chicken also known as Murgh makhani is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare butter chicken by following this easy recipe.

Butter Chicken Recipe Difficulty Average Rating 8.6 / 10 ( 93 votes) Recipe Type Non Veg. Calories Per Serving 390 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.