Butter Chicken – Chicken Makhani

Butter Chicken – Chicken Makhani

Prep time: 13 hours | Cook time: 40 minutes | Total time: 13 hours 40 minutes | Serves: 6

Author: Nikki Kainth via Bow River Meat Market

This recipe is from one of our tasty vendors,  Bow River Meat Market.

This Butter Chicken recipe is delicious. The time spent marinating your chicken will make the flavour pop! 

Chicken breast is one of our most popular Fill Your Freezer fundraiser products. Your group can earn at least 20% on all sales and raise money for your group or cause at the same time with products people need and love.

• 1-2 green chilis
• 2 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 2 cloves
• ½ tsp cardamom
• 4 large tomatoes
• ½ c. cashews
• 2 tsp sugar
• 100ml heavy cream
• 1 c. water
• naan or basmati rice (for serving)

Directions

1. Dice chicken into bite sized pieces.

2. Marinate chicken with lemon juice, 1 tsp chili pepper and salt, for about 20 minutes.

3. Mix yogurt, 1 tsp fenugreek, oil, turmeric, ½ Tbsp garlic, ½ Tbsp ginger, 1 tsp garam masala.

4. Toss chicken in marinade, and refrigerate at least 12 hours. 

5. Puree cashews and tomatoes together, set aside.

6. Heat a skillet to high heat.  

7. Melt 1 tbsp of butter.  Add the chicken.  

8. Cook the chicken until the liquid has cooked out and the chicken begins to turn golden.

9. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

10. Reduce the heat to medium and add remaining butter, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.  Cook for one minute.

11. Add remaining ginger, garlic and chilis.  Fry until fragrant, about 1 minute.

12. Add the tomato cashew puree,  chili powder, sugar and salt.

13. Mix and cook until the sauce thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pan.  

14. Add water, and bring to a boil.

15. Add the chicken, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes.

16. Add remaining garam masal and fenugreek.

17. Turn off the heat, and pour cream around the dish.

18. Serve with naan or basmati rice.  

This recipe is originally posted on Bow River Meat Market and has been republished on TeamFund with permission (we are so excited to share even more delicious recipes with you from our vendors!)

>> Read the original recipe HERE.

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