Chicken Makhani

Chicken makhani is also known as butter chicken." this recipe posted as a response to a recipe request - i got it online. source: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com"

Steps

Skin and clean the chicken.

Make incisions with a sharp knife on breast and leg pieces.

Apply a mixture of red chilli powder , lemon juice and salt to the chicken and leave aside for half an hour.

Hang the yogurt in a muslin cloth for 15-20 minutes to remove extra water.

Add red chilli powder , salt , ginger-garlic paste , lemon juice , garam masala powder and mustard oil.

Apply this marinade to the chicken pieces and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.

Put the chicken onto a skewer and cook in a moderately hot tandoor or a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until almost done.

Baste it with butter and cook for another 2 minutes.

Remove and keep aside.

Heat butter in a pan.

Add whole garam masala.

Let it crackle.

Then add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chillies.

Cook for 2 minutes.

Add tomato puree , red chilli powder , garam masala powder , salt and one cup of water.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add sugar or honey and powdered kasoori met.

Ingredients

chicken, red chili powder, lemon juice, salt, curds, ginger paste, garlic paste, garam masala powder, butter, mustard oil, garam masala, tomato puree, sugar, fresh cream, kasuri methi, green chili