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Butter Chicken

A quick home version of murgh makhani: chicken marinated in yogurt and tandoori spice, then simmered in a buttery onion, tomato and cream sauce. Serve with rice or naan. Adapted from “Indian Butter Chicken I” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Tandoori masala cut from 50 g plus 3–5 tbsp more to 3 tbsp; added water so the tomato paste becomes a sauce, salt, and single amounts for the chile powder and tomato paste. Photo: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Chicken makhani”).

1 h 1 min37 min hands-onServes 4Easy
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Ingredients17

4 servings

Marinade

Sauce

Method10 steps

  1. Trim the chicken500 g and cut it into small cubes.

    8 min
  2. In a big bowl, combine the tandoori powder, yogurt120 ml, lemon1 juice and chicken. Massage it with your hands so all the chicken is evenly coated.

    3 min
  3. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes.

    Hands-off
  4. Slice the onion1, crush the garlic3 cloves and grate the ginger2 tsp.

    6 min Can start right away
  5. Melt the butter2 tbsp in a large pan until frothy. Add the onion and cinnamon¼ tsp and fry until soft and starting to brown.

    10 min
  6. Stir in the garlic and ginger, then the turmeric1 tsp, chile powder2 tsp and coriander1 tbsp, and sauté over medium heat for a minute.

  7. Add the chicken with its marinade and sauté, stirring constantly, until it has turned white. Don't overcook it.

    5 min After steps 3 & 6
  8. Mix in the tomato paste150 g and water250 ml, then the cream100 ml, and heat through.

    2 min
  9. Cover and simmer for just over 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.

    Hands-off
  10. Season with salt and serve with rice or naan.

    1 min
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1 h 1 min total · 37 min hands-on· saves 18 min vs. one-by-one

  1. 1
    Trim the chicken and cut…
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    In a big bowl, combine…
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    Cover and leave to marinate…
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    Slice the onion, crush…
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    Melt the butter…
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    Stir in the garlic…
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    Add the chicken with its…
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    Mix in the tomato paste…
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    Cover and simmer for just…
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    Season with salt and serve…
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By @soucrunch · Published

Indian · dinner

Source: en.wikibooks.org

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