Recipe: Chicken Makhani

Recipe: Chicken Makhani

Ingredients:

700gms whole chicken
For the marinade
30gms salt
2-1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 cup yoghurt
1 cup vinegar
2tbsp ginger/garlic paste

For the gravy
50gms butter
2tbsp ginger/garlic paste
30gms khoya
30gms cashew nuts, ground
500gms tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped
8gms turmeric powder
3gms all spices
2 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 cup cream




Method:
Make slits on the chicken.
Rub marinade all over it and keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
Put it on the skewer and grill for 15 minutes.
Let it rest for 10 minutes and then grill again for 10 minutes.
Cut into small pieces and keep aside.
To prepare the gravy, heat butter in a saucepan and sauté ginger/garlic paste on a slow flame until it begins to turn brown.
Add khoya and cashew paste.
Stir in remaining ingredients except cream and cook for 20 minutes.
Stir in cream on low heat to make thick gravy.
Add chicken and cook for 10 minutes.