Steps to Make Speedy Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken makhani (butter chicken). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken makhani (butter chicken) using 26 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

1. Get ————sauce————
2. Prepare 1 T peanut oil
3. Get 1 shallot, minced
4. Get 2 T butter
5. Prepare 1/2 lemon, juiced
6. Take 1 1/2 T garlic, minced
7. Get 1 1/2 t ginger root, minced
8. Make ready 1 t garam masala
9. Prepare 1 t chili powder
10. Make ready 1 t ground cumin
11. Prepare 1 t ground coriander
12. Take 1/4 t fenugreek
13. Make ready 1/4 t cayenne pepper (optional)
14. Prepare 1 bay leaf
15. Prepare 1 can (10 oz) tomato sauce
16. Prepare 1 tomato, chopped
17. Make ready 1/4 c plain, whole milk yogurt
18. Get 1/4 c heavy cream
19. Take dash salt and pepper
20. Get —————chicken prep—————
21. Prepare 1 T peanut oil
22. Make ready 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
23. Take 1 t garam masala
24. Make ready 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
25. Take 1 T cornstarch
26. Take 1/4 c cold water

Instructions to make Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken):

1. Heat oil in large, deep frying pan over medium heat. Add shallot and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes.
2. Add butter, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, spices, and bay leaf. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
3. Add tomato sauce and tomatoes. Cook an additional 2 minutes.
4. Add yogurt and cream. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes while preparing chicken.
5. Heat oil over medium-high heat in medium sized frying pan or skillet. Cook chicken thoroughly.
6. Once browned, reduce heat to low. Add garam masala, cayenne, and 1/4 c of sauce. Cook for about 1 minute then add chicken mixture to sauce.
7. Combine cornstarch and water. Add to sauce. Cook for another 3-5 minutes until desired texture is reached. Remove from heat and serve over basmati rice.

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