Butter Chicken - submitted by Dahlia on 02-04-2008 (Chicken Makhani, Murg Makhani, Butter Turkey, Turkey Makhani)
Ingredients
Turkey/Chicken - 1 lb (boneless, skinless)
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 3-4 (chopped)
Cashews/Almonds - 5-6
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Green chilly - 1 (chopped) Kasoori Methi - 1/2 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Fresh Cream ( or Heavy cream) - 1/4 cup
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp + 1/4tsp
Corriander cumin powder - 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro - for garnish
Butter - 2 tblsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tblsp
Method
1. Wash the turkey/chicken and cut it into 1 inch thick cubes.
2. Apply little salt, chillipowder, corriander powder, kasoori methi and ginger garlic paste. Shallow fry in little oil and keep it aside. You can also put it in skewers and bake it in the oven. Tip :- To keep things simple, use 2 tblsp of tandoori chicken masala powder instead of all the individual spices (any brand is fine).
3. Heat some oil/butter in a pan and saute the onions followed by ginger garlic paste, green chilly and tomatoes.
4. When all these are nicely sauteed, remove from stove and let it cool a bit.
5. After it is cool enough to handle, grind everything in a blender/ mixie with the cashew nuts to make a paste.
6. Melt the butter in a pan, splutter some cumin seeds. Add this groud mixture and cook it for few minutes until the nuts gets cooked.
7. Next add the fried turkey/chicken pieces, with all the dry spices like chilly powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder, kasoori methi, garam masala and salt.
8. Cover and let it cook for 10-15 minutes in medium low flame so the flavours combine nicely.
9. Add the heavy cream, mix everything and let it simmer for few minutes.
10. Garnish with chopped cilantro or some cream and serve with pulav, naan, roti. It goes well with anything.
Tips
- If you do not have heavy cream on hand, substitute with whole milk and butter/cheese. - In restaurants one spoon of sugar is usually added to the butter chicken gravy. I prefer without the sugar. You can add it to get the restaurant flavour. Comments Comment by kiruba dharani
hi dahlia, recipe makes me to try atleast once
can i replace heavy cream with fresh cream
r they both same or different
i am thinking about ur time management with ur family
u must be enjoying ur family with kitchen surprises
hope u do more surprising
do reply
regards
kiruba
Reply :- Hi Kiruba, You can replace heavy cream with fresh cream. Heavy cream has higher fat content than fresh cream. Thank You for the compliments. Yes I try to give surprises to my family atleast once a week. The other days even I am a busy working mom running around and making quick fix meals most of the time. |
Comment by Ashley WOng
Hi! Does all the herbs and spices have to be in the butter chicken? Are there any substitutes? It is very hard to find spices here in Hong Kong.
Reply :- Hi Ashley, Sorry to hear that you are not able to find all the spices. I'm really not able to help you with the substitutes. If you can just get hold of atleast chilly powder and corriander powder, you can proceed with the recipe. |
Comment by Yatin Patel
You have got some good recipes which are easy to make.
Reply :- Thanks Yatin. I love to cook varities without slogging in the kitchen. |
Comment by madhu groy
hi!
thanx a lot my hubby has bcom a fan of urs, he tried and...... it was finger licking till last drop for me and my 7 yr old, he l..o..v..e..s butter chicken!!
Reply :- Thats so encouraging to hear. Thank You.
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Comment by Vikas Sarna Hi,I think today is a lucky day for me bcz I found this site chancly and am fond of Non Veg recipies :cooking sharing and as well as eating too.The best thing which I found in your site is the simpleness to cook anything.Its Great Yaar. Reply :- Hi Vikas, Thank You. Even I am a non veg lover. |
Comment by harika a hi
i accidentally visited this site
however,
i find it better than most other sites as
it has images of how dish will look after preparation
this helps us plan menu even better
and gives better understanding
luv de idea Reply :- Thanks Harika. |
Comment by n m on 27 February 2010 01:50AM
Hai i tried this recipe. it came out really good.thanx Reply :- thats nice to hear!!! |
Comment by Puja Panday on 27 September 2009 10:52AM Hi...can i Know if we can substitute the cream to something more healthier other than butter/cheese?
Thanks:) Reply :- Substitute with milk. It may not be as creamy as the one with cream but it will still be good. |
Comment by susan george on 22 September 2009 06:02AM hey dahlia...thank you for the recipe..my hubby loved it... Reply :- Oh Great!!! |
Comment by sunitha menon on 13 September 2009 19:25PM can we use chicken thighs to make butter chicken? Reply :- yes, you can use boneless skiness chicken thighs too for butter chicken. |
Comment by Aan mary on 02 June 2009 03:02AM What is that heavy cream adding to the gravy?What is the name of that ?From where I will get that ? Reply :- You could use heavy whipping cream to the gravy. It gives a rich creamy texture and taste to the gravy.
Heavy cream is called by different names as fresh cream, double cream etc. |
Comment by Remya Ponniah on 10 February 2009 22:59PM Tried butter chicken, without adding butter.. It turned out great.. Thanks.. Reply :- thanks remya. |
Comment by neetu singh on 03 February 2009 04:30AM thanx a lot...it was a great recipe till now i 've tried for butter chicken....my hubby & my 2 yr. old kid also liked it..... Reply :- thats nice to hear. do try the other recipes too. |
Great butter chicken recipe - by Nandhini on Thu 5/01/08 2:47 PM Hi Dahlia, You butter chicken is undoubtedbly the best one I ever tried. Can you add a recipe for chicken dopiaza? I tried one from a cook book last night and it wasn't very good. Reply : - Thanks nandhini. will surely add the recipe soon. |
butter chicken - by Dafni on Wed 02/27/2008 at 2:58 pm hai,i tried ur butter chicken and peas rice .it came well. Reply :- Good to hear that. do try the other recipes too. |
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