Butter Chicken Recipe – How to Cook it in a Microwave Oven

Also known as Murgh Makhani, Butter Chicken is a classic Indian recipe. There exist several versions of recipe, but one thing is common across all recipes. Chicken is marinated, from one hour to overnight, and soaked in butter, along with a number of spices unique to India. The selection of spices may vary. However, while cooking it in a microwave oven, you don’t need such a large variety of spices. Only a handful will do as is demonstrated in the following butter chicken recipe.

Ingredients

For Butter Chicken

• Chicken Breasts: 2 (sliced in cubes)

For Marination

• Brown Vinegar: 2 teaspoons
• Curd: 2 tablespoons
• Red Chili Sauce: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger: 1 inch long piece
• Garlic: 10-12 cloves (make it a paste)
• Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon
• Tandoori Color: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

To Marinate Boned Chicken

• Ginger-Garlic Paste: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

For Gravy

• Onions: 2 (sliced and roasted)
• Tomatoes: 2
• Cashew Nut Powder: ¼ cup
• Butter: 1 tablespoon
• Ghee: 1 tablespoon
• Cheese Cubes: 2 (grated)
• Sugar: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste

For Garnishing

• Coriander Leaves: one fist (chopped)
• Cheese: 1 teaspoon (grated)

Method

1. Mix all ingredients of marination in a bowl and let the chicken cubes marinate for an hour.
2. Put the chicken in a greasy dish and micro grill for 6 to 7 minutes.
3. Flip over and grill for 4 more minutes.
4. Take another bowl and put ghee and sliced onions.
5. Stir and fry onions for 3-4 minutes at micro high.
6. Boil tomatoes in yet another bowl at micro high for 2 minutes.
7. Cool down the tomatoes and peel.
8. Blend roasted onions and boiled tomatoes in a liquidizer.
9. Take boned chicken in a bowl and add ginger-garlic paste and salt.
10. Add two cups of water and cook boned chicken for 2 minutes at micro high.
11. Cook again for 5 minutes at micro 450. Sieve chicken stock.
12. Mix ghee, ginger-garlic paste, and the blended onions and tomatoes in a bowl and micro high for 2-3 minutes.
13. Add grilled chicken, grated cheese cubes, cashew nut powder, sugar, salt, butter and one cup of chicken stock.
14. Grill the mixture for 3-4 minutes at micro 450. Butter Chicken is ready.
15. Garnish it with grated cheese and chopped coriander leaves.
16. Serve it with bread or roti.