Butter Chicken

Butter Chicken - Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is an Indian dish the Punjab region.
Fiji
December 6, 2008 6:17pm CST
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) is an Indian dish from the Punjab region popular in countries all over the world that have a tradition of Indian restaurants. While the dish's general recipe is well known,the actual flavour can vary from restaurantto restaurant even within India. Butter chicken is usually served with naan, roti, parathas or steamed rice. i really love the taste of butter chicken...Just looking at it makes water come out of my mouth..Have u tasted it before???Did u like the taste???
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@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Hello undertakeer17, do you have the recipe for butter chicken? I've never had it before. What does it taste like? Why is it called "butter chicken"? Do you use lot of butter to make it? Why does it make your mouth water? Thank you Pablo
• Fiji
7 Dec 08
hello callarse..thanx for response...hia is the recipe for Butter Chicken... Ingredients: 1 kg boneless chicken skin removed Juice of 1 lime Salt to taste 1 tsp red chilli powder (adjust to suit your taste) 1 cup fresh yoghurt (must not be sour) 2 tsps garam masala 2 tsps coriander powder 1 tsp cumin powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 8-10 peppercorns 6 cloves 1" stick of cinnamon Seeds from 3-4 pods of cardamom 2 bay leaves 8-10 almonds 2 onions chopped 2 tsps garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 1/2 litre chicken stock 3 tbsps vegetable/canola/snflower cooking oil 3 tbsps butter Salt to taste Coriander leaves to garnish Preparation: 1. Mix the chicken, lime juice, salt and red chilli powder in a bowl and allow to marinate for 1 hour. 2. Roast the cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves and almonds till they darken slightly and then grind into a coarse powder. 3. Mix the yoghurt, whole spice powder and all the other spices together and add them to the chicken. Allow to marinate for another hour. 4. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onions. Fry till golden brown and then add the ginger and garlic pastes. Fry for a minute. 5. Add only the chicken from the chicken-spice mix and fry till sealed (chicken will turn opaque). 6. Now add the chicken stock and remaining part of the mix to the chicken. 7. Cook till the chicken is done and the gravy is reduced to half its original volume. 8. Melt the butter and pour it over the chicken. 9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with naans and Kaali Daal. 10. For an authentic and traditional cooked-over-the-coals flavour: Heat a briquette of coal till red hot and when the dish is done, put the coal in the pan and cover immediately. Remove just before serving.
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• India
7 Dec 08
hey you must be expert in cooking butter chicken thanks for the procedure i will certainly use it
@baz5687 (131)
• United States
20 Jun 09
I agree one of the best Punjabi foods!
• India
7 Dec 08
I love butter chicken in fact today in house it's butter chicken only i love to eat butter chicken in fact i like any variety of chicken because chicken is superb i like to eat butter chicken with rice and roti