Tuesday 29 July 2014

Butter Chicken




Murg makhani, a typical Punjabi dish is better known as butter chicken all over India. It is a much demanded item in restaurants also.

Basic info about the recipe
Cuisine                                                 - North Indian
Serves                                                  - 2-3 people
Ingredients
  1. Chicken                                      - 300 gms
  2. Ginger-garlic paste                      - 1 tsp
  3. Turmeric powder                         - ½ tsp
  4. Kashmiri red chilli powder            - 3 tsp
  5. Tomato                                       - 3 large
  6. Fresh cream                               - 4 tsp
  7. Cashew nuts                               - 8 nos
  8. Kasuri methi                                - 2 tsp
  9. Salt                                            - to taste
  10. Oil                                              - 1 tbsp
  11. Butter                                         - 2 tsp
  12. Garam masala                            - 1 tsp
  13. Curd                                           - 1 tbsp
Method:- Marinate the chicken pieces with curd, salt, kashmiri red chilli powder and ginger-garlic paste for 1 hr.
Cook the chicken along with the marinade in a pan. When the chicken is cooked and the marinade is fully absorbed, add 2 tsp of oil and stir fry the chicken. This will give a tandoori effect to the chicken. Remove and keep aside when the chicken turns light brown color.
Soak the cashew nuts for 10 mts and grind to a fine paste
Puree the tomatoes and keep aside.
Heat butter in a pan. Add a spoon of oil to it so that the butter does not get burnt.
Add half a spoon of ginger-garlic paste and fry till brown. Add the tomato puree and cook till the oil separates.
Add cashew paste and cook for a minute
Add the red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and cook well.
Add a cup of water to adjust the consistency. Let it simmer for a minute.
Add the chicken pieces and mix well
Add the crushed kasuri methi and fresh cream and cook for another minute stirring continuously.
Transfer the curry to a serving bowl. Garnish with a spoon of cream and coriander leaves and serve hot.



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