Easy Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani ) Recipe
Butter chicken is a traditional North Indian dish that is creamy, rich and packed with aromatic spices and flavours. Butter chicken or murgh makhani is believed to have originated in a restaurant as a means to use up leftover Tandoori chicken. The tomato gravy, butter and cream prove to be a delicious way to soften the leftover chicken and keep it from drying out. Like all Indian dishes there are countless versions, with nuanced variations. Today I am going to share my favourite recipe for this popular Punjabi classic Ingredients: 500 Chicken thighs (strips) (For marination) 1/4 cup Yogurt 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Cumin powder 1 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder Salt to taste (For Gravy or sauce) 2 tbsp Butter 1 tbsp Oil 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1 Cardamom pod 1 Bay leaf 4 Cloves 2 Green chillies 1 tsp turmeric powder 2 Onion 4 medium sizeTomatoes 8-10 Cashew 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp Cumin powder ...