How To Make Chicken Makhani

Ingredients

 

• 800 gm chicken
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice 

For Marinade:

• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Ginger Paste
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 2 tbsp Garlic Paste
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tsp Mustard Oil
• 2 tbsp Butter 

For Gravy:

• 400 gm Tomato Puree
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Green Chillies (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Kasoori Methi
• 1 cup Fresh Cream
• 1 tbsp Ginger Paste
• 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Whole Garam Masala
• 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tbsp Sugar/ Honey
• 1 tbsp Garlic Paste 

Instructions 

• First of all, you need to skin the chicken and clean it thoroughly.
• Now, take a sharp knife and make cuts on the breast and leg pieces of the chicken.
• Make a mixture of red chili powder, lemon juice and salt.
• Apply the mixture to the chicken and set aside for 30 minutes.
• Take a muslin cloth and put the yoghurt in it.
• Hang the cloth for 15-20 minutes. This will drain out excess water from the yoghurt.
• Mix all the ingredients of the marinade.
• Apply this marinade to the chicken pieces.
• Keep the chicken in the freezer for 3 to 4 hours.
• Now is the time to stir fry the chicken, till it is almost done.
• Baste it with butter and stir fry for another 2 minutes.
• After this, take the chicken off the flame and set side.
• You have to prepare the gravy now.
• Take a pan and put butter in it.
• After the butter melts, add the whole garam masala and let it crackle.
• Next, add ginger-garlic paste and cut green chilies.
• Stir fry for 2 minutes.
• This is the time to add tomato puree, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and one cup of water.
• Let the gravy come to a boil.
• Now, lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
• Put sugar or honey and powdered kasoori methi.
• Next, add the cooked chicken pieces.
• Again, let the gravy simmer for 5 minutes.
• Turn off the flame.
• Mix in fresh cream.
• Chicken makhani is ready to be served.