Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken makhani (butter chicken). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken makhani (butter chicken) using 26 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken):
- Take ————sauce————
- Prepare 1 T peanut oil
- Make ready 1 shallot, minced
- Take 2 T butter
- Get 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Make ready 1 1/2 T garlic, minced
- Take 1 1/2 t ginger root, minced
- Get 1 t garam masala
- Get 1 t chili powder
- Get 1 t ground cumin
- Get 1 t ground coriander
- Take 1/4 t fenugreek
- Take 1/4 t cayenne pepper (optional)
- Get 1 bay leaf
- Make ready 1 can (10 oz) tomato sauce
- Prepare 1 tomato, chopped
- Get 1/4 c plain, whole milk yogurt
- Prepare 1/4 c heavy cream
- Make ready dash salt and pepper
- Make ready —————chicken prep—————
- Make ready 1 T peanut oil
- Take 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
- Get 1 t garam masala
- Prepare 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- Get 1 T cornstarch
- Make ready 1/4 c cold water
Steps to make Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken):
- Heat oil in large, deep frying pan over medium heat. Add shallot and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes.
- Add butter, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, spices, and bay leaf. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Add tomato sauce and tomatoes. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
- Add yogurt and cream. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes while preparing chicken.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in medium sized frying pan or skillet. Cook chicken thoroughly.
- Once browned, reduce heat to low. Add garam masala, cayenne, and 1/4 c of sauce. Cook for about 1 minute then add chicken mixture to sauce.
- Combine cornstarch and water. Add to sauce. Cook for another 3-5 minutes until desired texture is reached. Remove from heat and serve over basmati rice.
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