Chili Pepper Madness· by Mike Hultquist★ 4.9 (86)

Butter Chicken Recipe (aka Murgh Makhani)

Name: Butter Chicken Recipe (aka Murgh Makhani)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless chicken thighs (chopped into bite sized pieces (chicken breast is good, too)); 2 tablespoons grated garlic; 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon red chili powder (Kashmeri chili powder is traditional, but paprika is good); 1 teaspoon turmeric; ½ teaspoon cumin; Salt and pepper to taste; ½ cup plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided ((or use butter or ghee)); 1 medium onion (chopped); 1 red pepper (chopped (I used a long red cayenne, but use your favorite)); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1 tablespoon spicy red chili flakes (optional); 14 ounces tomato sauce; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 cup heavy cream (or use ½ cup milk and ½ cup cream for a lighter version)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

481KCAL

Protein

32g65% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat32g

41%

Saturated12g

59%

Unsaturated20g

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Total Carbs16g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars10g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch3g

—

Sodium598mg

26%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Murgh makhani, an Indian butter chicken with a rich, creamy tomato-based curry sauce infused with warming spices and a touch of honey. Luxurious and deeply flavored, this is a classic curry made in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

2 lbboneless chicken thighs — chopped, or chicken breast
2 tbspgrated garlic
1 tbspfresh ginger — grated
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspred chili powder — or Kashmiri chili powder or paprika
1 tspturmeric
½ tspcumin — ground
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cupplain yogurt
1 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspvegetable oil — or butter or ghee
1medium onion — chopped
1red pepper — chopped
3garlic — minced
1 tspcumin
1 tspred chili powder
1 tbspspicy red chili flakes — optional
14 oztomato sauce
1 tbsphoney
1 cupheavy cream — or use ½ cup milk and ½ cup cream for a lighter version

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Method

30m total

Read the method on Chili Pepper MadnessMike Hultquist’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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