Butter Chicken - one of the most popular non-vegetarian dishes of the Indian Cuisine. You haven't tasted this delicacy yet?? bet you are missing something really delicious. Taste it once & you are hooked on to it for life.Â
Butter Chicken is also known Murg Makhani which literally means Chicken cooked in gravy made of butter. This dish calls for cooking the marinated chicken in tandoori or grilled style & then mixing it with the thick, rich & creamy tomato gravy flavored with spices. And don't forget, the butter adds the extra flavor to this gravy - all high calorie food taste awesome, don't they?? Using boneless chicken or with bone is totally your discretion although I've used boneless chicken for this recipe. Have some left over Tandoori Chicken at home??  break it into pieces & add to the gravy & you are ready with this exotic dish in no time. Butter Chicken tastes best with Naan/Tandoori Roti or even simple Rice........Totally yum!!
Ingredients:Â
For Grilled chicken:
Click on the link to refer to the recipe
For Gravy:Â
2 bay leaves
3-4 green cardamoms
1 Mace
2 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon oil
3 tablespoon thick tomato paste or 1 cup of tomato puree
1 tablespoon of coriander powder
1 teaspoon of red chili powder (or to taste)
1 teaspoon cumin seed powder
½ teaspoon garam masala (or to taste)
¼ teaspoon of sugar (optional)
¼ - ½ cup of cream
1 teaspoon of kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
salt to taste
water as required
Method:Â
For Grilled Chicken :Â Click on the link to refer to the recipe
For Gravy:Â
In a pan, add oil & butter & stir on medium heat till butter dissolves. Then add the bay leaves, green cardamoms & mace to it. Saute for a few seconds & then add the tomato paste. Mix well.Â
Now add  red chili powder, coriander powder & cumin seed powder,salt & mix. Saute this masala for a minute & then add a cup of water, garam masala & sugar to cut the sourness of tomato. Stir well & simmer for 5 mins.Â
Once the gravy starts bubbling add the cream & mix. Crush the kasuri methi in between your palms & then add to the gravy, mix again. Finally add the grilled chicken pieces & mix. Simmer for 5 mins.Â
Note:Â
-  Add water as required but don't make the gravy too liquidy, its supposed to be thick in consistency so that it quotes the chicken pieces well.
- More the amount of cream, more rich your gravy would be. So start with ¼ cup & add more if required.Â
That's it our delicious Butter Chicken - Murg Makhani is ready, top with some more butter &Â serve it hot with Naan/Roti/Paratha/RiceÂ
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Happy Cooking!!
Shweta
Beena.stephy
Yummy dish
Satya
superb yaa....irresistible..yummy
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Nandita SS
Fantastic looking dish!!! Looks mouthwatering 🙂
Gauri
OMG Shweta, this looks soo good, I have been craving chicken since 2 days.. I have to eat some today!
divya
Looks awesome & mouthwatering
Hamaree Rasoi
For all chicken lovers this is the Must item..The gravy looks so creamy and thick. Perfect
Divya Pramil
Wow dear am gonna grab that serving dish 🙂 Perfect!!
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Nabanita Das
Yumm I love Butter Chicken... yours looking perfect.
Reva
My all time favourite..:)) looks super delicious..
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Asmath Nawaz
Butter chicken looks awsome...perfectly made with detail pics....
Nandita Pai Shirali
That loooks sooo delicious Shwetha! I am a chicketarian, but dont cook it at home as my hubby is veggie, and butter chicken is a fav that i get from out wen i feel like eating... can i place an order? 🙂
Renuka
Droool! How did u have the patience to click such beautiful pics, if it was me I'd have polished off that dish first!!
PT
its amazing.. perfectly made..
Priya Satheesh
Oh wow,....Awesome...No words just drooling here:)
Sanoli Ghosh
OMG! fingerlicking good dear. Yummilicious chicken makhani.
today's recipe:
http://divyasculinaryjourney.blogspot.com/2012/10/mysore-pak.html