Butter Chicken | Chicken Makkhanwala

Chicken, Chicken Curry, Non Vegetarian

Perhaps the most popular Indian dish across the world, Butter Chicken or Chicken Makhanwala is a rich, smooth and creamy gravied Chicken along with a little hint of sweetness. It’s perfect for grown-ups as well as kids. Below is my simple & easy recipe (Hint: For the plant lovers, you can make a vegetarian version using cottage cheese/paneer!)

Recipe
Prepartion Time: 20 mins	Cooking Time: 60 mins
Ingredients:	Method:
Ingredients for Marinate 600 gm boneless chicken (cut into strips) 1/2 tsp garlic paste 1/2 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp red chilli powder salt to taste Ingredients for curry 800 gm tomatoes (9-10 medium sized tomatoes) 1 full cup fresh cream 5-6 green chillies 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped 1 tbsp fresh garlic, chopped 1 tsp honey Spices & other ingredients 4-5 cardamom pods (green elaichi) 2 star spice (Can use mace instead of star spice) 1 tsp kasoori methi 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder 3-4 tbsp butter salt to taste	Preparing the Marinate Mix well the chicken, garlic paste, ginger paste, red chilli powder and salt. Keep it aside for at least 15-20 mins Frying the Chicken Add 1 tsp oil in a shallow pan add 1 cube butter (approx. 1 tbsp) spread the marinated chicken across the pan and fry it till it is cooked. Remove it from pan and keep aside Procedure to make tomato puree In the same pan in which we fried chicken, add 2 cubes of butter add star spice add cardamom add garlic & ginger paste add the tomatoes and cook them till they become mushy once the tomatoes are fully cooked, let them cool, then grind them in a mixer till they become a smooth paste Procedure to cook butter chicken curry Add 1 cube of butter in a pan strain the tomato puree in the pan add 1 tsp red Kashmiri chilli powder add the fried chicken and sauté well cover the pan and cook for 2-3 mins add salt to taste add fresh cream add 1 1/2 tsp kasoori methi finally, add 1/2 tsp honey
Add some cream on top & garnish with some more kasoori methi. Serve with Roti or Nan bread and enjoy!

Kheema Pav

Mutton/Lamb, Non Vegetarian, Tadka

Kheema pav is a meat mince dish espacially from the streats of Mumbai. In a non veg dish we don’t add a tadka but almost every indian non veg dish requires different spices to be fried in the oil to extract the best flavoures and aroma out of it. So lets check how this process is used in making Kheema Pav

Kolambi Bhujne

Basics, Fish, Fish Curry, Non Vegetarian, Prawns, Prawns Curry

The final video of the Learn To Cook – Basics series Kolambi Che Bhujne or Simple Prawns curry. This dish requires no complex cooking techniques or requires a lot of time to cook, but that doesn’t compromise the taste of this dish. It goes very well with dal rice or chapati or even bread.