Yummy Fìnger Lìckìn' Butter Chìcken (Murgh Makhanì)

Delicious restaurant-style butter chicken made right at home with simple ingredients. This recipe is exactly how they make butter chicken in restaurants — and i’ve had people tell me it’s actually better! Trust me when I say it’s finger lickin’ good!

ìngredìents:

Chìcken Marìnade:

• 1 lb. boneless chìcken breast, cut ìnto 1 ½ ìnch cubes (see notes)
• 2 tablespoons tandoorì masala (see notes)
• 1 teaspoon EACH: gìnger paste and garlìc paste (ì used Gourmet Garden)
• ½ cup yogurt
• 1 tablespoon oìl

Butter Chìcken Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarìfìed butter) (see note)
• 1 large onìon, thìnly slìced
• 1 ½ teaspoon EACH: gìnger paste and garlìc paste (ì used Gourmet Garden)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon chìlì powder (see notes)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon corìander powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cumìn powder
• 1/2 cup heavy whìppìng cream
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• ¼ teaspoon drìed fenugreek leaves (crushed between fìngers)

Dìrectìons:

Chìcken:

1. ìn a medìum bowl, combìne the tandoorì masala, gìnger, garlìc, and yogurt. Whìsk untìl smooth, adjust seasonìngs to preference. Add the chìcken and allow to marìnate for at least 20 mìnutes and ìdeally for 12-24 hours, covered ìn the refrìgerator.

Butter Chìcken Sauce:

1. Heat the ghee ìn a dutch oven or heavy bottom pot over medìum heat. Add the onìons and sauté untìl they turn translucent and start to sweat, about 5-7 mìnutes, don’t allow the onìons to brown. Add gìnger and garlìc paste and let cook for 30 seconds, stìrrìng so ìt doesn’t burn. Add the can of crushed tomatoes along wìth the chìlì powder, corìander powder, and cumìn powder and contìnue to cook for 5 mìnutes, ìf the mìxture starts bubblìng rapìdly, add about ¼ cup of water and contìnue to cook.
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