Butter chicken
Butter chicken. Get Access To Daily Recipes, Tips, Product Recommendations & So Much More! Butter chicken is a great, ever-evolving, cross-continental dish found in Delhi, London, New York, Perth and most points in between. In its purest form, it is yogurt-and-spice-marinated chicken. Butter chicken is prepared with marinated chicken that's first grilled and then served in a rich gravy (a.k.a. curry) made with tomato, butter, and a special spice blend as a base. Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is one of the most popular curries in the world and yet happens to be one of the easiest! To make Butter chicken you need 20 ingredients and 7 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Butter chicken:
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1 tbsp of butter
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1 tbsp of olive oil
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7 cloves of garlic, minced
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1 of large onion, diced
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3 tsp of Garam masala
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8 of med boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
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1-28 oz. of can diced tomatoes
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2 tbsp of lemon juice
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4 tbsp of ginger, grated
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1/2 cup of plain yogurt
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1/4 of butter, melted
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2 tbsp of chili powder
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4 tsp of garam masala
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1 tsp of ground coriander
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1 tsp of ground cardamom
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1 tsp of ground nutmeg
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1 tsp of cumin
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1/4 tsp of cayenne powder
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1/4 cup of half and half cream
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2 tbsp of honey
Steps to make Butter chicken:
- Heat 1 tbsp each butter and olive oil in a large pan over med high heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until soft.
- Add chicken and garam masala and cook through. Place chicken on a plate. In the same pan, make the sauce.
- Add canned tomatoes and all ingredients up to cayenne pepper (ingredient #7-18) to the pan.
- Turn off the heat to prevent splattering while pureeing. With an immersion hand blender, purée the tomatoes and blend the sauce.
- Turn heat back on to med low and continue cooking and stirring the sauce until it’s reduced by 1/4. It takes 20-30 mins on low med heat. You can turn up the heat to speed it up but the sauce will splatter.
- Once sauce is thickened, add the chicken and juices back to the pan. Cook for an additional 5 min.
- Add cream and honey. Stir to combine well. Enjoy!
Ever since moving to Alexandria, Virginia we've been in luck with all the Indian, Pakistani, and Aghani restaurants around us. Butter Chicken Be the first to rate & review! Also known as murgh makhani, this famous Indian dish is probably only rivaled in popularity by chicken tikka masala. Dinner takes on an intoxicating aroma as the chicken cooks in the creamy tomato sauce, thanks to the combination of garam masala and toasted cumin. Butter Chicken is an easy recipe that's full of savory flavor with warm spices.
