
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”).
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Indian_Butter_Chicken_I
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Ingredients17
Marinade
Sauce
Method10 steps
Trim the chicken500 g and cut it into small cubes.
8 minIn 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 minCover and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
30 min Hands-offSlice the onion1, crush the garlic3 cloves and grate the ginger2 tsp.
6 min Can start right awayMelt the butter2 tbsp in a large pan until frothy. Add the onion and cinnamon¼ tsp and fry until soft and starting to brown.
10 minStir in the garlic and ginger, then the turmeric1 tsp, chile powder2 tsp and coriander1 tbsp, and sauté over medium heat for a minute.
2 minAdd the chicken with its marinade and sauté, stirring constantly, until it has turned white. Don't overcook it.
5 min After steps 3 & 6Mix in the tomato paste150 g and water250 ml, then the cream100 ml, and heat through.
2 minCover and simmer for just over 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.
12 min Hands-offSeason with salt and serve with rice or naan.
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1 h 1 min total · 37 min hands-on· saves 18 min vs. one-by-one
- 1Trim the chicken and cut…
- 2In a big bowl, combine…
- 3Cover and leave to marinate…
- 4Slice the onion, crush…
- 5Melt the butter…
- 6Stir in the garlic…
- 7Add the chicken with its…
- 8Mix in the tomato paste…
- 9Cover and simmer for just…
- 10Season with salt and serve…
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By @soucrunch · Published
Indian · dinner
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