Murgh Makhani (butter Chicken)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons tandoori masala
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 teaspoon tandoori masala
• salt, to taste
• cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken, boneless skinless thighs
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 1 clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 14 ounces tomato puree
• 1 thai green chili, or to taste, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into chunks.
• 2 in a bowl, add the chicken and all of the marinade ingredients.
• 3 mix well and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.
• 4 in a medium size pan, melt the ghee over medium heat.
• 5 add in the onion, stir, and cover for 4-5 minutes.
• 6 add the chicken and marinade to the pan and cook, uncovered, for 4-5 minutes. chicken will not brown or whiten very much, this is ok.
• 7 add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and clove, and fry for 1 minute.
• 8 add the ginger and garlic, and fry for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
• 9 add the green chili and tomato puree, and mix well.
• 10 add all of the spice mix and mix well.
• 11 allow the curry to come to a boil and then lower the heat and let simmer for 10 minutes till most of the juice from the tomatoes evaporates.
• 12 add the dried fenugreek leaves and allow it to cook for another 2 minutes.
• 13 stir in the butter until it melts.
• 14 stir in the yogurt and milk until desired consistency is reached.
• 15 garnish with cilantro and serve.