A Nationally Popular And Globally Makes It Sound Exquisite Also Known As Murgh Makhani | Butter Chicken Recipe | Butter Chicken Homemade Recipe

Butter chicken is a popular Indian food, especially in Northern India. It is a tender and juicy dish due to tasty spiced yoghurt marinade 

The popularity of the dish is nationally and globally makes it sound exquisite . 

Butter chicken is also known as murgh makhani and it is a popular Indian dish . It is said to be invented by Kundan Lal Gujral of renowned Moti Mahal chain of restaurants, who used to add leftover cooked tandoori chicken into tomato gravy.

Later, this leftover dish recipe became so popular that now many people across the globe enjoy it .

Why Murgh Makhani Is So Popular ??

It is popular all across the world due to it's rich aroma and texture that makes it not only delicious to look at but tasty as well.

Also, the unique blend of flavour and healthy spices makes butter chicken a popular Indian dish . Since it's not to spicy , many people can enjoy it without the fear of too spicy flavours burning their.

Butter chicken or Butter chicken Masala? 

Both butter chicken and butter chicken masala are amazing dishes. If depends on your taste and preference what you like. However, the main difference between the two delicious dishes is that butter chicken include less tomatoes compare to butter chicken masala.

Why butter chicken is also called Murgh Makhani??

Butter chicken is also called murgh makhani because it is made with makhani (butter) gravy, which requires alot of butter.

While preparing a creamy butter chicken recipe, you'll figure out that a lot of butter is used with a very little amount of olive oil so that the butter does not burn easily in a pan or taste like smoky coal.

For the gravy:

● 1 kg tomatoes 

● 400 gm onions 

● 200 gm cashews 

● 50 gm ginger 

● 50 gm garlic

● Green elaichi 

● Some sonf

● 100 gm mustard oil

● 30 gm degi mirch 

● 100 gm oil 

● Ginger garlic paste

● Two tablespoons hung yoghurt 

● Three leaves of tej patta 

● Two to three leaves of dal chini

● Salt to taste 

● Red chili

● Kasuri methi 

● Garam masala 

● Sugar to taste

● 100 gm butter

● 100 gm cream 

● Lemon

RECIPE : 

▪Take fresh ingredients in a huge utensil 

Add 1 kg tomatoes, 400 gm onions, 200 gm cashew, 50 gm ginger, 50 gm garlic, green elaichi, some sonf, 100 gm mustuard oil, 30 gm degi mirch and 1/2 kg water.

▪Boil the mixture and blend 

Now, boil all the ingredients for 5 minutes . After boiling, let the mixture cool for about 10 minutes and then blend it to form a puree 

▪Prepare tadka for gravy 

Add 100 gm oil into another pan and add ginger garlic paste to it. Stir it for a while and now add three leaves of tej patta, three leaves of dal chini. Once these ingredients are slightly brown, add the prepared gravy to tadka .

▪Cook Gravy Properly 

Now cook the gravy for 5 to 10 minutes. After that, add two tablespoon salt, some red chilli powder, kasuri methi powder, garam masala and sugar to the gravy.

Mix everything well. Add 100 gm butter and 100 gm cream into the gravy for smooth buttery flavour. This will give a nice orange colour to the gravy. Let it boil for a few minutes and then keep it aside. 

▪Marinade Chicken 

Take chicken thighs in a bowl and add ginger garlic paste, take two tablespoon of hung yoghurt, degi mirch, garam masala, kitchen king, kasuri methi, mustard oil (1 tablespoon) and squeeze some lemon into it. Now mix it well and leave it in the fridge for 10 minutes for marination.

▪Cook chicken in a tandoor

After 10 minutes, take out the marinated chicken from the fridge and put it on a skewer. 

Now, palce it in a hot tandoor for around 5 to 7 minutes.

▪Take out the cooked chicken 

When chicken is ready, take it out from the tandoor and place ig on a plate. Now chop the chicken into pieces for butter chicken. 

▪Mix the gravy and chicken together 

Take some gravy for one serving in a pan and warm it for a while. Add chicken into the gravy while stirring it well. Lastly add some cream to the butter chicken to enhance its taste. 

Finally, serve the dish in a bowl and garnish with some cream and butter. It can be enjoyed with rice, roti, naan or rumali roti.

■ Nutrition Fact 

The nutritional information of this dish varies as per the recipe and it's serving size. On average, one serving of butter chicken consists of bonless chicken breast with a sauce that carries about 4 to 5 ounces and may contain 438 calories.