Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry using 18 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

I received a request for this curry's recipe, but it's a curry usually served at restaurants (i.e. not a home-cooked dish), so I tried to make it based on my past experiences eating it, and some research I did with books and the Internet. I aimed for these 3 things: 1. not covered with oil, 2. as healthy as possible, 3. a satisfying taste. I managed to create this dish after some experimenting with spices, etc. I don't mean to brag, but it's fantastic. If you substitute the chicken with bite-sized paneer, this will become a vegetarian recipe. If you substitute the chicken with bite-sized paneer, this will become a vegetarian recipe. The tartness of canned tomatoes should be reduced if you simmer them well. You can also add some sugar to balance out the flavors. Recipe by Plabar.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry:

1. 400 grams Chicken
2. curry
3. 1 tsp Vegetable oil
4. 1 tsp ☆ Cinnamon powder
5. 3 ☆ Whole cardamon or 2/3 teaspoon
6. 5 grains ☆ Black pepper
7. 3 ☆ Clove or 1/2 teaspoon
8. 2 ☆ Bay leaf
9. 1/2 tsp ☆ Cayenne pepper (*only if you like it spicy)
10. 1 tbsp Ginger
11. 1 clove Garlic
12. 500 grams to 600 grams Canned tomatoes
13. 50 grams Cashew nuts (or almonds)
14. 1 tsp △ Sugar
15. 1 to 2 teaspoons △ Salt
16. 1 tsp △ Garam masala
17. 30 grams Butter (optional)
18. 50 ml Heavy cream

Instructions to make to make Chicken Makhani - Butter Chicken Curry

1. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and rinse with water. Drain well, and massage well with an appropriate amount of salt and pepper. Mince the ginger and garlic.
2. Crush the cashew nuts into fine powder. Using a food processor is convenient. If you don't have one, you can put them in a plastic bag and crush well with a hammer.
3. Once crushed, gradually mix in 1 to 2 teaspoons of water (not listed in ingredients) to create a paste.
4. Heat the frying pan and cook the chicken from Step 1. Set aside once cooked.
5. In the same frying pan, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil and heat over medium heat.
6. Add the ☆ spices and mix well with oil. Add the ginger and garlic. Be careful not to let the spices burn!
7. Add canned tomatoes, or minced tomatoes. Mix well with the spices. Stir well for about 5 minutes.
8. Add 100 ml of water (not listed) and bring to a boil.
9. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes over low heat. Stir occasionally to prevent the bottom from burning. Remove the lid during the last 5 minutes and continue simmering.
10. Add the cashew nuts paste (from Step 3), sugar, salt, and garam masala (optional) marked with △. Stir for about 3 minutes over low heat.
11. Add the butter and let it melt in the pan while stirring. This step is optional since the curry will still be delicious with the flavor from cashew nuts.
12. Once the butter is melted and well incorporated, add the chicken and mix.
13. Add the heavy cream and mix until well incorporated.
14. It's done after about 2 to 3 minutes of simmering. Remove the clove, cardamon, and bay leaf before serving.
15. Garnish with cashew nuts, heavy cream, coriander leaves, etc. if you'd like.
16. Everything tastes amazing with just the steps described so far. If you'd like to go a step further to make tandoori style chicken, add the following steps to Step 1.
17. Mix together 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon of chili pepper, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, and 2 tablespoons of yogurt.
18. Marinate the chicken in the fridge for more than 3 hours. Then, grill in a 180℃ oven for 15 to 20 minutes and add at Step 12.

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