Easy Chicken Makhani Recipe
Delicious Chicken Makhani Recipe with flavourful gravy and grilled chicken
Ingredients
- 500 grams Chicken cut into pieces cut gashes on each piece
For the Marination
- 1 tbsp Kashmiri Red Chilly powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger/Garlic paste
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 cup Yoghurt
- 1 tsp Salt
For the Makhani Gravy
- 5 Tomatoes blanched & pureed with whole spices (cinnamon stick 1-inch, cardamom -3, mace 1 pc, cloves 4)
- 1 cup Fresh Cream
- 9 to 10 Cashewnuts
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Oil
- Whole spices (1-inch cinnamon, 3 cardamom, 4 cloves & 1 pc mace)
- 1.5 tbsp Kashmiri Chilly powder
- ½ tsp Coriander powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala powder
- 1 tsp Honey
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi roast it on a tava
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes with the ingredients under marination.
- After 30 minutes, heat oil in a grill pan and fry the chicken pieces until almost done.
- Blend the fresh cream and cashew nuts and set aside.
Makhani Gravy
- Heat Butter and oil in a pan. Add whole spices and fry for 30 secs and then add 1 tbsp ginger/garlic paste and saute for 30 secs.
- Add the tomato puree, chilly powder and coriander powder. Mix well. Now add 1 cup water, cover and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Add the grilled chicken pieces, cover and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Add the fresh cream and cashew nut paste, mix well. Adjust salt to taste.
- Add Kasuri methi, garam masala powder and honey. Also add 1 tbsp butter. Simmer for 2 minutes and switch off the flame.
- To give a smoky effect, heat coal and place it on a silver foil on the makhani gravy. Drop in a blob of butter and immediately and cover the vessel. Open after 5 minutes.
- Serve Chicken Makhani with naan or Rotis.