Name: Chicken Makhani
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds Tandoori Boneless skinless chicken breast; 2 tsp Oil or margarine; 1 cup Red onion (julienned); 1 cup Green peppers (julienned); 1 cup Fresh tomatoes (julienned); 1/3 cup Tomato paste; 2 tsp Golden fried minced onion paste; ½ tsp Fresh ginger (or a dash of dried ginger powder, grated); 1 cup Whipping cream; 1 cup Thick Yoghurt/Curd; 3/4 cup Chicken stock; Lowfat substitute of cream (skim milk mixed with some warm water ); 2 tsp Cumin powder (Jeerakam); 1 tsp Zeera; ½ tsp Red chilly powder; ½ tsp Salt; Black pepper, Paprika, and Garam masala (A dash, or meat masala )

Chicken Makhani

By PinkyR

• October 17, 2002

Chicken Makhani

Murgh Makhani

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

2 pounds Tandoori Boneless skinless chicken breast
2 tsp Oil or margarine
1 cup Red onion julienned
1 cup Green peppers julienned
1 cup Fresh tomatoes julienned
1/3 cup Tomato paste
2 tsp Golden fried minced onion paste
½ tsp Fresh ginger or a dash of dried ginger powder, grated
1 cup Whipping cream
1 cup Thick Yoghurt/Curd
3/4 cup Chicken stock
Lowfat substitute of cream skim milk mixed with some warm water
2 tsp Cumin powder Jeerakam
1 tsp Zeera
½ tsp Red chilly powder
½ tsp Salt
Black pepper, Paprika, and Garam masala A dash, or meat masala

Instructions

Heat the oil in a pan on medium-high.
Reduce to medium flame and add ginger, then zeera and cumin and then the cardamom. Immediately add the onion paste and keep stirring for a minute.
Add the tomato paste, salt and red chillies. Let it cook for two minutes, taking care to stir.
When the paste starts bubbling and separating the oil, add the onions, green pepper and tomatoes.
Stir-fry these for a minute and then add the yogurt.
Increase heat to med.-hi and let it cook for 4 minutes, stirring at times.
Add the cream and let it cook for 4 minutes, stirring at times.
Increase heat to high and add the chicken broth, let the curry come to a boil.
Take the curry off the stove and sprinkle paprika and garam masala and mix/blend it into the curry to a rich orange colour.
Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.
Pour the curry over Tandoori chicken breast cut lengthwise into thick julienne¦s.