Butter Chicken Recipe!

Here is another: "How to" pictorial, and it's "Butter Chicken" also known as Chicken Makhani. This dish is not that difficult to make, as long as you have all the ingredients. The only difficult part is chopping up onions and cutting up pieces of chicken, lol! Seriously, it may look complex but it is easy and tastes delicious. It is a little spicey, but you have the power to make it as spicey as you would like! Try it now, or try it in Uni.

I am still constructing a list of spices that you should purchase from shoprite, to bring with you, as a lot of dishes use the same ones.

Ingredients:
Part one:
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
2 Chicken breasts (cut into bite sizes, and season lightly with a pinch of salt and black pepper)
1 Teaspoon Garam Masala
1 Pinch Cayenne pepper

Part two:
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
2 Tablespoon Butter
1 medium onion
1 Teaspoon Ginger paste
1 Teaspoon Garlic paste
2 Teaspoon lemon juice
1 Teaspoon ground Cumin
1/2 Teaspoon chilli powder ( put less if you don't want it too hot)
2 chopped chillis  (optional, if you want extra spicey)
1 Cup diced/chopped tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 Cup Half and Half
1/4 Cup plain yoghurt
Salt
Black pepper



Cooking Part one:

Set the cooker on medium high heat, place your pan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and your seasoned (salt and black pepper) chicken pieces. It should start to sizzle. Fry your chicken for 10-15, stirring frequently.

Chicken should turn light brown as shown, reduce the heat to Medium low.

Add 1 teaspoon of Garam masala and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Stir ingredients together and cook for 2 more minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and set in aside.

Cooking Part two:

Set cooker on Medium heat. Heat up 1 tablespoon olive oil, add chopped onions.

Cook onions by stirring frequently until they are soft and slightly brown.

Add 2 tablespoon of butter, 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder, 2 teapoon lemon juice, and chillies (optional) and mix ingredients and cook for 1 minute.

Add 1 teaspoon of Garlic paste and 1 teaspoon of Ginger paste. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.

Add 1 cup of diced/chopped tomatoes. Stir and cook for 2 minutes

Add 1 cup of half and half, and 1/4 cup of plain yoghurt. Mix and bring to the boil. Once it starts to boil(bubble), reduce heat to medium low. Cover the pot and let it simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add salt and black pepper to your liking. Taste it ofcourse! Cover the pot and let it cook for another 5 minutes.

Increase the heat to medium, Add your previously cooked chicken and bring the sauce to boil. If the sauce is too thick, add a little bit of half and half. If it's too watery add 1 teaspoon of peanut butter (or boil the sauce with the lid open, this should let some water evaporate.)

Once sauce is at your desired thickness, taste it, see if the salt is enough, and then reduce the heat to medium low.

Cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes.

Pour your butter chicken on your serving dish, or serve immediately with steamed rice or paratha! Enjoy!

P.S I garnished my sauce with cilantro, hence the green leaves. you can do the same if you have them

I can't wait for you guys to try it and ofcourse, this is enough to eat for two days, lol! If you want to cook less, just half all the ingredients!

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