Chicken Makhani

Also called Indian Butter Chicken, this one has the great smell and taste too. After some extended shopping, I finally got all that I needed, fusing a bit of both this and this into what I have here.

 All that Shopping

1. Ghee
2. Ginger
3. Butter
4. Garam Masala
5. Chilli Powder
6. Ground Cumin
7. Bay Leaf
8. Yogurt
9. Cream
10. Chicken
11. Tomato puree
12. Cayenne
13. Shallots
14. Onion
15. Garlic
16. Cardamom Seeds
17. Lemon Juice
18. Salt and Pepper
19. Fenugreek
20. Cilantro
21. Turmeric
22. Naan Bread
23. Cashews

Fortunately, putting it together was not as hard as getting all the stuff down, it was definitely worth the effort.

 Warning, yummy ahead

So disregarding another episode of tearfulness with cutting Shallots and Onions, there they are, going to be fried up

 Onions and Shallots with Ghee

So after they are nice and soft, then comes the magic powders spices and stuffs. Ground Cumin, Chilli Powder, chopped up fenugreek, Garam Masala, Lemon Juice, Turmeric, Garlic, Grounded Ginger, Cardamom seeds, and Butter (Hmm, it would be a tragedy to forget butter in Butter Chicken now...)

 Whole lots of stuff!

The onions have a good colour with all the spices and everything blended in, smells good too, so adding in some tomato puree now.

 Splat

Still kinda red, so now to blend in the yogurt and the cream, and make it thick.

 Colour changing

Added some salt and pepper after simmering for 10 minutes, and the colour is looking pretty

 Sitting

Now, with that aside, a bit of Ghee and some raw chicken breast I cut earlier to start this part

 Meaty

After they are almost cooked, adding some more Garam Masala as well as Cayenne to really have a good tasting chicken.

 Cayenne goodness

Getting some sauce from earlier to toss the chicken in while it finishes cooking, what a good steamy smell.

 Done like Dinner Chicken

The chicken is in the big sauce now, and all is well, so adding in some water and cashews to finish it off.

 Finishing Touches

While all that other stuff is cooking and going along well, here is some Ghee and Chillis lightly layed on the Naan, which is then baked for a little bit.

 Naan Bread

Cut up the Naan when it is done, sprinkle some Cilantro over the main sauce, rice is ready and this is it

 Yummy

Smells really good, the first time I made it I went heavier Cayenne on the chicken and the whole thing, but... not everybody could take it, so this time much less of it. Also did not use Bay Leaf this time, it got a little in the way, never noticed much of a difference anyway. Yum!

Looks delicious, I can imagine how good was the smell there!

My dad likes to throw some peanut butter in when he makes it. I personally prefer eating it with rice instead of naan, but its great either way.

FYI, Naan bread is redundant, its like saying flatbread bread.

My dad likes to throw some peanut butter in when he makes it. I personally prefer eating it with rice instead of naan, but its great either way.

FYI, Naan bread is redundant, its like saying flatbread bread.

Peanut butter huh? I might just be trying that next time, I do have somebody here who happens to love peanut butter jelly time, so sounds good. I usually go Naan and Rice for this, since I know there will be people who willingly cleans up both for me here .

Dammit Plasma. It's 11.20PM here and you're making me hungry.

Loveeee butter chicken