Chicken Malai Makhni

Name: Chicken Malai Makhni
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms chicken; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp curd; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp white sesame seeds; 1/2 tbsp kasoori methi; 2 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 1 tsp tandoori masala; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp ajwain; 2 charcoal pieces; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp ghee; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp refined oil; 2-3 green chillies; 5-6 cashewnuts or almonds soaked in water; 2 drops orange red food colour

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

Butter Chicken or chicken malai makhni is a very popular North Indian cuisine and cooked in different ways.The rich gravy with a tinge of sweetness is a sure heat at any dinner party and enjoyed with parathas,tandoori roti or naan.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

400 gmschicken
1 1/2 tbspginger paste
1/2 tspgarlic paste
2 tbspcurd
2 tbsptomato puree
1 tbspwhite sesame seeds
1/2 tbspkasoori methi
2 tbspfresh cream or malai
1 tsptandoori masala
To tastesalt
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspajwain
2charcoal pieces
1 tbspmustard oil
1 tspghee
2 tbspbutter
1 tbsprefined oil
2-3green chillies
5-6cashewnuts or almonds soaked in water
2 dropsorange red food colour

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with curd,little salt and mustard oil for an hour.Make a paste of sesame seeds alongwith ginger garlic paste and cashewnuts or almonds.
2

Take a grilling pan and sprinkle oil on it and fry the chicken pieces golden brown.Heat 2 charcoals over gas stove and set in a small steel bowl. Place this bowl in between the chicken and pour a tsp of ghee in it and when smoke comes, cover it up.This will give the chicken a smoky tandoori flavour.Set aside.
3

Meanwhile heat butter in a nonstick pan and sprinkle ajwain (carom seeds).When it splutters,add the sesame and cashew paste,tomato puree,red chilli powder,salt to taste and crushed kasoori methi. Fry and add the smoked chicken pieces and toss.Add fresh cream or malai and pinch of food colour.If needed little water can be added and cook chicken on low flame.Garnish with fresh cream and green chillies.Serve with paratha, butter naan or tandoori roti.