Sara516

I need a recipe for butter chicken/chicken makhni asap!!

fazeelat

bring shan masala for chicken makhni

read the method n make

enjoy

TLK

KFC dipped in 'I cant belive its not butter'

AQ

Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Makhani are TWO different dishes...

It's always mind boggling to see that even some restaurants in NY use these two as synonyms

Mirch

One 4 and a half star tried and tested recipie from recipezarr.com

Ingredients
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4 white onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup tomato puree
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
1 pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 lb boneless skinless chicken thigh, cut into bite size pieces
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup water
Directions
1.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
2.Saute shallot and onion until soft and translucent.
3.Stir in butter, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste, 1 teaspoon garam masala, chili powder, cumin and bay leaf.
4.Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
5.Add tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
6.Stir in half-and-half and yogurt.
7.Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
8.Season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
9.Remove from heat and set aside.
10.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy skillt over medium heat.
11.Cook chicken until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
12.Reduce heat and season with 1 teaspoon garam masala and cayenne.
13.Stir in about 1/3 of the sauce and simmer until liquid has reduced and chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
14.Pour the rest of the sauce into the chicken.
15.Mix together cornstarch and water, then stir into the sauce.
16.Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until thickened.

~MuNiYa~

i use this one --

www.desicookbook.com

Ira

sara there is a thread on this and i tried the recipe posted there by njaveed i think. It came out awesome.

Sara516

oh good god that will take me at least two hours just to READ!

marwah

yeah..and some people make a combination of both and call it chicken makhni..i don't mind though..i find chicken makhni itself too sweet

AnGeL EyEs

i have tried to make butter chicken a million times using various recipes....it just never turns out like restaurant quality. *sigh*

mano87

I also use this one...

Sara516

(coz the stupid website had it in a really gay way)

Chicken Makhani Recipe

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Ingredients


a)
4 -5 chicken breasts (skinned, cleaned, cubed)
1 tsp. chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. butter
salt

b)
Marinade:

2 tbs. yogurt
1 tbs. ginger (Adrak) finely crushed or paste
1 tbs. crushed garlic (Lehsan)
1 tsp red chili (Lal Mirch) powder
1 tsp mustard oil (or ½ tsp crushed Rai)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp. salt

c)
Makhani sauce:
½ tsp garam masala
2 tsp sugar
½ tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
400 g. tomato puree
1 tsp crushed ginger (Adrak)
1 tsp crushed garlic (Lehsan)
100 ml crème
1/2 tsp fenugreek (Methi) Leaves
500 grm. butter
2 green chilies
¼ tsp. salt

Instructions

a)
1. Add mixture of chili powder, lemon juice, and salt to chicken. Leave for 30 minutes.



b)
1. Remove whey of yogurt (hang in muslin cloth 15 min or if using homemade Drain excess whey).
2. Mix chili powder, salt, Garlic (Lehsan), Ginger (Adrak), lemon, garam masala, and Rai.
3. Combine spices and yogurt.
4. Marinate chicken. Make sure to coat thoroughly, if short make more marinade. Chill chicken 3-4 hours.
5. Skew chicken. Cook 425-450 F (depends on broiler) for 8-15 min. Turn skewers every 5 minutes. Watch carefully, chicken to be cooked thoroughly and a bit toasted.
c)
1. Heat butter in med. sized pan. Add garam masala. Wait till crackles. Add Ginger (Adrak), Garlic (Lehsan), and 2 green chilies. Cook 2 min. adds tomato puree, chili powder, garam masala, salt, 1 cup water. Boil, reduce heat, simmer 10 min. add sugar & Fenugreek (Methi)) leaves

2. Add chicken. Simmer 5 min. add crème.
Serving: 5 persons

Sara516

And another recipe i have..is on th back of shaan masala.. gosh which one to try!

Sara516

wait whaa?? im askin for makhni.. not tikka masala! (and no running to jackson heights is not an option )

but butter chicken and chicken makhni are the same right?? and looking at hte threads search, it seems like hte best chicken makhni recipe is the one where u grill the chicken and make the gravy separate

Sara516

K so judging by all the search i've done.. the desicook book recipe seems to be the best....

now my Q is.. what the heck does it mean by..

????? What do i do, i just drain the entire carton of yogurt with bounty paper or somethin? wont like all the yogurt just drip out?!?!

Ira

LOL. sara i just used the regular yogurt. I didnt think it hurt hte taste at all.

~MuNiYa~

Dude why not try the tested one--
Desicook book is easy and its come out really well

Sara516

^ i think i will..but step B-1 really confused me

~MuNiYa~

jaani i used regular yogurt.

now cook -- take pictures and impress me..

Sara516

Oooh regular yogurt.. okay!!