Murgh (Non) Makhani

Butter Chicken. The famous dish which many of us love. I always thought it is extremely challenging to make it, till I tried. This non-butter chicken recipe is yummy and simple to make. I made it while I was baking my scones. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500gm
Onion - 1 (Chopped finely)
Garlic cloves - 6 to 7 (Crushed)
Ginger - 1.5'' (Grated)
Tomato purée - 4 to 5 tbsp
Cumin powder - 2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Plain yoghurt - 4 to 5 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method:

• Marinate the chicken for an hour with the dry spices and 1/2 of tomato purée
• Heat oil and add onions, garlic and ginger and allow it to fry 
• To this add the remaining purée and allow it to cook for 3-4mins 
• Add the marinated chicken and add some water, plain yoghurt and allow the chicken to cook on slow-medium heat for 15-20mins

Serving suggestion:

• You can have this with jeera rice or naan 

Note:

• Use a combination of ready to use purée and home made purée to get better colour.