Makhan Chicken

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Makhan Chicken

Makhan Chicken is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic curry of chicken in a cream-based, tomato and lemon juice sauce that's prepared as it would be in an Indian restaurant. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Makhan Chicken.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

10 minutes

Total Time:

25 minutes

Serves:

Rating:

Tags : Curry Sauce Recipes Spice Recipes Chicken Recipes Fowl Recipes Baking Recipes Indian Recipes

Ingredients:

4 Tandoori Chicken pieces
50g Unsalted Butter
275ml Curry Sauce
2 tbsp Tomato Purée
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 green chilli, finely chopped
3 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp Salt
275ml Single Cream
1 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method:

In effect this is a creamy sauce to add to Tandoori Chicken. Time the sauce to be ready at the same time the Tandoori Chicken comes out of the oven.

In a large, deep-sided frying pan melt the butter and add the curry sauce, tomato purée, garam masala, salt, cumin, chilli, coriander and lemon juice. Mix well and bring to a simmer. Cook on medium heat for about a minute then add the cream, stir in and cook for a further minute.

When the Tandoori Chicken is ready add to he sauce, coat the chicken well and serve immediately.

For the full collection of curry restaurant dishes on this site, see the: Restaurant-style Curries page