Butter Chicken

Name: Butter Chicken
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 500 gm chicken; 1/2 cup melted butter; 1 cup Yogurt; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp cream; Pinch food colour; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; 1/2 tsp paprika powder; 1 cup tomato paste; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp crush red chilli; 1/2 tsp salt; 5-6 almonds/cashew; 1/4 cup milk; 1/4 cup cream; 2 tbsp oil; Fresh coriander; Ginger julienne

Nazia Qureshi @nazia_qureshi

Karachi, Pakistan

Butter chicken or Makhni Chicken is one of the most lip smacking dishes loved by millions around the world.history tells that this recipe was created accidentally in 1950 by Kundan Lal Gujral owner of resturant Moti Mahal in Delhi India and since then it has been on top of menu cards all around the world and certainly a dish to cook at Eid
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Ingredients

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4 servings

500 gmchicken
1/2 cupmelted butter
Chicken Marination
1 cupYogurt
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1 tbspcream
Pinchfood colour
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
1/2 tsppaprika powder
Gravy
1 cuptomato paste
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcrush red chilli
1/2 tspsalt
5-6almonds/cashew
1/4 cupmilk
1/4 cupcream
2 tbspoil
Garnish
Fresh coriander
Ginger julienne

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Steps

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1

Marinate chicken for least 1 hr. Longer marination,better result. Make tomato paste.soak almonds/cashew.remove skin and make paste.I hv used chicken with bones yet it is oftenly made withboneless.
2

Melt butter in pot.add oil as well. Add marinated chicken and fry for 10 minutes.add tomato paste and all spices.mix well.let it cook till chicken is tender and tomato paste is cooked.add in almond paste as well.
3

Lastly add milk and cream.after adding cream do not cook longer. Mix well,sprinkle garammasala and turn off heat
4

Garnish with chop fresh coriander.top up with butter cube and serve with naan. Enjoy with team zafran cookpad

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Nazia Qureshi @nazia_qureshi

on May 19, 2021 15:18

Karachi, Pakistan

A "Superb Ambassador" at Cookpad, Alhumdulillah! Crafting food, and presenting it beautifully, is my passion. I've worked with magazines and channels for publishing wonderful recipes, and I'm a part of a successful youtube channel. Happy Cooking, Happy Sharing! https://youtu.be/d9ub-HiYu1k