Murgh Makhani Butter Chicken Recipe

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Murgh Makhani Butter Chicken
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Ingredients
32
Count
Nutrition
496
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To prepare the chicken:
  2. Mix the Tikka ingredients together in a large bowl.
  3. Add the chicken to the bowl, rub Tikka in well.
  4. Leave to marinate overnight or for about 6 hours.
  5. Bring out of the fridge 30 minutes before roasting.
  6. Preheat oven to 230 C/445 F.
  7. Put chicken on a roasting dish with the marinade and cover with buttered foil.
  8. Roast for 5 minutes, then turn down the heat to 200 C/390 F and roast for 20 minutes.
  9. Once roasted, take out from oven and leave to rest.
  10. To make the tomato sauce:
  11. Put all the ingredients in a large pan and bring to the boil.
  12. Once boiled, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  13. Stir regularly. The sauce should thicken.
  14. Push sauce into a bowl through a sieve, remember to include the sauce hanging on to the underside of the sieve. Discard remnants in the sieve.
  15. To complete the makhani sauce:
  16. Melt butter in a large pan.
  17. Add cumin and let sizzle for 2 minutes.
  18. Add the now-sieved tomato sauce.
  19. Bring to a simmer, then leave for 5 minutes.
  20. Add the rest of the ingredients.
  21. Simmer gently, then stir occasionally until the sauce has thickened and is creamy, approximately 5 minutes.
  22. Add chicken, which you can cut however you please; I cut mine into cubes.
  23. Mix well and heat through, about 5 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 496.43 Kcal (2078 kJ)
Calories from fat 281.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.24g 48%
Cholesterol 165.13mg 55%
Sodium 1804.49mg 75%
Potassium 698.38mg 15%
Total Carbs 14.54g 5%
Sugars 6.44g 26%
Dietary Fiber 3.11g 12%
Protein 41.96g 84%
Vitamin C 7.3mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 105.1mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 45.73 Kcal (191 kJ)
Calories from fat 25.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.88g 48%
Cholesterol 15.21mg 55%
Sodium 166.24mg 75%
Potassium 64.34mg 15%
Total Carbs 1.34g 5%
Sugars 0.59g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 12%
Protein 3.87g 84%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 12%
Iron 0.3mg 16%
Calcium 9.7mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.9
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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