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"Everyday Cooking"- Butter Chicken/Chicken Makhani
Sometime last week,my friend 'P' gave me a sample of some Butter chicken that she had cooked for lunch.It was so delicious and tasted so much like butter chicken from 'Indian restaurant'...it was obvious that I asked her for the recipe.She said it was 'Vah' chefs recipe...from 'VahreVah'. So I visited this site -'www.vahrevah.com' and looked up this recipe by Chef Sanjay Thumma. I have tried making Butter chicken before and know the general outline of the sauce..tomato cream sauce with cashews etc....but this recipe also had 'Kasoori Methi' which gives the chicken its distinct flavor and smell like from 'Indian restaurant'. Also,in the restaurants,they make butter chicken by using boneless chicken pulled off from 'Tandoori chicken'.So it has that 'smoky' flavor as well as distinct red color. I followed the general theme of the recipe..not the exact amounts (I never do so except for Baking) and added or modified it a little bit here and there... Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Chicken Drumsticks/ Boneless chicken 2 medium onions chopped 2-3 ripe tomatoes or 1/2 cup canned crushed tomatoes 1/4cup cashews 2tsp cilantro chopped 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste 1tbsp Cumin-coriander powder 1tsp Butter chicken masala 1/4tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/2tsp Chili powder 1tsp kasoori methi 1/2 cup whole milk 1/2tsp sugar 2tsp butter oil Red food color(optional)...I did not use it in this recipe salt Almonds,cilantro for garnishing Method: 1) Remove the skin from Chicken Drumsticks.Marinate with some ginger garlic paste,chili powder,salt and red color(optional..I did not use it).Put on baking sheet and bake in the oven for 40 mins at 375F.Let it cool for sometime to let the juices redistribute in the meat. 2) Meantime,fry onion,ginger garlic paste and tomatoes in 1tsp oil till nice and soft.Puree in the blender along with cilantro,cashews and kasoori methi. 3) Heat 2tsp butter,when it bubbles,add cumin seeds and the above paste and fry nicely.Add little water and the whole milk.Add butter chicken masala, cumin coriander powder,sugar and salt.The gravy should be little thick.This is a mild sauce and shouldn't be too spicy.It has a tender flavor ...little sour,sweet and smooth and silky. 4) Pull the chicken from the bones, slice it vertically and add to the gravy.Let it cook for 3-4 mins. 5) Add garam masala to the gravy.Mix. 6) Turn off the heat,add cilantro and almonds. 7) Serve hot with Naan/Chapati/ Rice. related searches : Everyday
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