Chicken makhani (butter chicken)
½ Kg chicken cubes
Marinate for chicken:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon simba mbili garlic powder
- ½ Teaspoon simba mbili ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon simba mbili red chilli powder
Gravy:
- 2 red onions finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon simba mbili garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon simba mbili red chilli powder
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown vinegar
- 5-6 chopped tomatoes
- Handful cashew nuts
- Salt to taste
- ¼ Teaspoon simba mbili garam masala
- 2 tablespoons cooking cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Dried fresh fenugreek (methi)
- Mix the ingredients for the marinade and add chicken cubes. Marinade the chicken for ½ hour or more.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the marinated chicken.
- For the gravy, heat oil and butter in a sauce pan, then add onions and let cook. Add little water and cook for a while. Then add salt, cashew nuts, garam masala and cook for half an hour. Once the gravy is cooled, grind and sieve to make a smooth gravy.
- Add the cooked chicken in the gravy and cook for a while.
- Add cream & butter and sprinkle dry fenugreek (methi).
- Serve hot with bread, chapaties or naan.