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Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, murg makhani (butter chicken). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Murgh Makhani also known as Butter Chicken is a spicy tomato based curry cooked with chicken. Packed with spice and a rich creamy sauce it is hearty curry. Chicken cooked in a spiced tomato gravy.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have murg makhani (butter chicken) using 37 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Murg Makhani (Butter Chicken):

1. Make ready (i) for the gravy :
2. Get 3 Large Tomatoes
3. Prepare 1/2 small Onion
4. Get 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
5. Get 10 Cashewnuts
6. Get 1 tbs Magaz seeds
7. Prepare 2 tsp Sugar (to be adjusted)
8. Get 2 tsp Cream
9. Take 1 tbs Oil
10. Prepare 1 tbs Butter
11. Prepare 1 Star anise
12. Take 2 Small Cardamoms
13. Make ready 2 Cinnamon sticks (1" each)
14. Prepare 1 tsp Bedgi red chilli powder
15. Get 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
16. Prepare 1 tsp Coriander powder
17. Get 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
18. Take 1/2 tsp Punjabi garam masala
19. Prepare 1 tsp Kasuri methi
20. Take to taste Salt
21. Make ready (ii) for the tandoori chicken :
22. Prepare 250 gm Boneless chicken
23. Get 1 tsp Lemon juice
24. Get 1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
25. Get 1 tsp Oil
26. Prepare 1 tbs Butter
27. Get 1 Charcoal Piece
28. Make ready (iii) for the marinade :
29. Take 1/4 cup Hung curd
30. Prepare 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
31. Take 1 tsp Oil
32. Prepare 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
33. Prepare 1/4 tsp Kasuri methi powder
34. Make ready 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
35. Prepare 1/4 tsp Cumin powder
36. Take 1/4 tsp Punjabi garam masala
37. Take to taste Salt

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Steps to make Murg Makhani (Butter Chicken):

1. 1To begin making the Butter Chicken, first prepare the marinade for the chicken pieces by mixing together the mentioned ingredients.
2. Wash the chicken thoroughly and drain all water. Cut into desired size chunks. Rub the lemon juice and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste on all pieces.
3. Keep aside for about 15 minutes. Then squeeze all pieces well (not too hard) and transfer to another bowl.
4. Marinate the pieces with the prepared mixture and keep aside for about an hour.
5. In the meantime soak the cashews and magaz seeds in hot water for about an hour.
6. Drain and grind to a smooth paste.
7. Heat sufficient water in a pan for blanching the tomatoes. At the smooth end of the tomatoes make a small cross sign with a knife. This helps easy peeling after blanching. When the water is hot, add the tomatoes and immerse for approximately 4-5 minutes.
8. Remove from the hot water onto a plate. The peels at the end where the cross sign was made will start coming off. Peel the tomatoes and grind to a puree.
9. Grind the onion to a smooth paste.
10. In a kadhai, heat oil. Add butter and heat. Now add the whole spices. When they splutter add the onion paste and cook.
11. Cook till it changes colour. Now add the ginger garlic paste and saute.
12. Add the tomato puree and mix. Bring to a boil and cook. Add the spice powders and salt.
13. When the tomatoes are cooked add the cashew magaz paste and mix well. Cook for a while. Add sugar and some water to bring the gravy to a medium consistency. Check seasoning.
14. On a hot griddle spread the kasuri methi for about a minute. Crush it with fingers and then add to the gravy. Turn off the heat and keep aside.
15. Heat a pan. Add the oil and butter. When hot add the chicken pieces and shallow fry on both sides till done and a bit charred.
16. At the same time when frying the chicken, heat a piece of coal on open flame till the red ambers are seen.
17. Place a small bowl at the centre of the pan in which the tandoor pieces are kept and place the hot red coal in it. Pour a few drops of oil on the coal and immediately shut the pan with a lid. Place a heavy weight over it. Keep covered for about 2 minutes.
18. Open the lid and remove the charcoal. This process imparts to the chicken pieces a smoked tandoor flavour.
19. Either shred these pieces or add them to the prepared gravy as it is and bring to a boil. Check seasoning and spices. Add any if desired. Adjust the consistency by adding some water if required.
20. Turn off the heat and add the cream and mix well.
21. Serve the absolutely delicious Murg Makhani with khastaa paratha and some Biryani Rice.

Butter chicken or murg makhani (Hindi: मुर्ग़ मक्खनी) (pronounced [mʊrg ˈmək.kʰə.niː]) is a dish, originating in the Indian subcontinent, of chicken in a mildly spiced tomato sauce. There is a very good reason why butter chicken is one of the most loved Indian dishes: it's pretty darn delicious and really not difficult to do! Butter Chicken, or Murgh Makhani, is a classic Indian chicken recipe made with tender juicy chicken pieces cooked in creamy, mildly spiced tomato sauce. Made with simple, straightforward ingredients, preparing your own Butter Chicken Recipe right at home is easy and economical. Along with Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken is without a doubt one of the most well known Indian dishes around the world.

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