Indian Butter Chicken (Makhani Chicken)

Name: Indian Butter Chicken (Makhani Chicken)
Prep time: 5 h 15 min
Cook time: 5 h 15 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 2 Tbsps melted butter; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 1 teaspoons dried fenugreek leaves; 1 Tbsps garam masala; 1 Tbsp garam masala; 1 Tbsp chopped garlic; 2 Tbsps garlic paste; 1 Tbsp ginger paste; 2 Tbsps ginger paste; 1 Tbsp chopped green chile pepper; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 6 servings salt to taste; 794 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed; 473 milliliters tomato puree; 237 milliliters water; 237 milliliters yogurt

Indian Butter Chicken (Makhani Chicken) might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 916 calories, 66g of protein, and 57g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic paste, fenugreek leaves, garam masala, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is an expensive recipe for fans of Indian food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Place chicken in a nonporous glass dish or bowl with lemon juice, 1 tablespoon chili powder and salt. Toss to coat; cover dish and refrigerate to marinate for 1 hour.

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Chili Powder

Lemon Juice

Whole Chicken

Salt

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Bowl

Drain yogurt in a cloth for 15 to 20 minutes.

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Yogurt

Place in a medium bowl; mix in salt, garlic paste, garam masala, butter, chili powder, ginger paste, lemon juice and oil.

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Chili Powder

Garam Masala

Garlic Paste

Ginger Paste

Lemon Juice

Butter

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pour yogurt mixture over chicken, replace cover and refrigerate to marinate for another 3 to 4 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Yogurt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Place chicken on skewers.

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Whole Chicken

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Skewers

Place skewers in a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until almost cooked through.

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Baking Pan

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Skewers

To Make Sauce: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garam masala. When masala begins to crackle, mix in ginger paste, chopped garlic and green chile peppers.

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Green Chili Pepper

Garam Masala

Ginger Paste

Butter

Garlic

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Saute until tender, then stir in tomato puree, chili powder, salt and water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring in honey and fenugreek.

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Chili Powder

Tomato Puree

Honey

Water

Salt

Place chicken in sauce mixture. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink inside. Stir in fresh cream.

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Whole Chicken

Cream

Sauce

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Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Lang & Reed Napa Valley Chenin Blanc with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.