Indian Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

"Murgh Makhani (otherwise known as "Butter Chicken" ) is one of my favorite Indian dishes. It is also a great dish to make for people who are new to Indian food-- everybody seems to like this one! I like to make it in the slow cooker; this allows the chicken to become melt-in-your-mouth tender and super flavorful. Serve it with steamed basmati rice and naan bread for dipping!"
 
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Ready In:
3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Melt the butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken, onion and garlic and stir fry it until the chicken is cooked and the onions are translucent. Pour contents into the slow cooker.
  • Add remaining ingredients and mix gently.
  • Cook on high for 3-4 hours. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve over steamed basmati rice and with Naan bread for dipping.

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Reviews

  1. Yummy mild mellowness! Straight to our "A1 Regular Rotation" cookbook. Bought and used 4 lb. of boneless skinless chicken thighs and had plenty of sauce leftover. Used 2 tbsp. of dried Tandoori Masala mix (could make Recipe#507464 #507464 or Recipe#507466 #507466.) For the cardamom pods, I used a coffee filter instead of cheesecloth and tied it with a wire twisty (with all the paper removed). After putting the chicken thighs in the crockpot, I added the sauce ingredients to the butter-onion-garlic mixture and mixed thoroughly before pouring over the chicken, then submerged the cardamom pod packet in the middle. Made for 2013 My Three Chefs.
     
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  1. Yummy mild mellowness! Straight to our "A1 Regular Rotation" cookbook. Bought and used 4 lb. of boneless skinless chicken thighs and had plenty of sauce leftover. Used 2 tbsp. of dried Tandoori Masala mix (could make Recipe#507464 #507464 or Recipe#507466 #507466.) For the cardamom pods, I used a coffee filter instead of cheesecloth and tied it with a wire twisty (with all the paper removed). After putting the chicken thighs in the crockpot, I added the sauce ingredients to the butter-onion-garlic mixture and mixed thoroughly before pouring over the chicken, then submerged the cardamom pod packet in the middle. Made for 2013 My Three Chefs.
     

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