Topic: murgh makhni from Alfred Prasad, Head chef at Michelin-starred Tamarind London

[Unclebuck]

any one made this? looks well tasty! i might have a go at this at the weekend

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-murgh-makhni



How To Make Murgh Makhni
Murgh Makhni Recipe. Alfred Prasad, Head chef at Michelin-starred Tamarind in London's Mayfair shows how to make his special Murgh Makhni. A delicious grilled chicken dish, simmered in creamed fresh tomatoes flavoured with ginger, fenugreek leaves and honey. Delight in our Murgh Makhni recipe.

You will need Units:  Metric US Imperial UK Imperial 
-500 g Chicken thighs (boneless)
-50 g Ginger & garlic paste
0.5 tsp Salt
-65 ml Yoghurt
0.5 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
0.5 tbsp Vegetable oil
0.5 tsp Grams masala powder
-For the makhni sauce-
-40 ml Vegetable oil
-15 g Ginger
-6 Green chillies
-4 Cinnamon sticks
-5 Cardamom pods
-5 Cloves
-2 Bay leaf
-750 g Tomatoes
0.5 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
-60 ml Single cream
-1 tbsp Honey
0.5 tbsp Tomato paste
-2 tsp Kasoori methi
-50 g Butter
-75 g Cashew nuts
-1 teaspoon
-2 mixing bowls
-1 whisk (handheld or electric)
-1 cling wrap
-1 sharp knife
-1 large saucepan
-1 large spoon
-1 strainer
-1 cloth
-1 colander
 Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
4 hours 30 minutes
Cooking Time:
1 hour
 

1.To serve 4, you will need
2.Step 1: Wash the Chicken
Take the boneless chicken thighs and wash them in cold water. Put them into a colander and pat dry with a kitchen cloth.

3.Step 2: Season the Chicken
Add the 50g of garlic and ginger paste to the bowl, along with half a teaspoon of salt.

Using your hands to mix everything together in the colander, to make sure the chicken gets a really even coating of the mix.

4.Step 3: Yoghurt mix
Put 65ml of natural yoghurt into a new bowl. Add half a tablespoon of oil and half a tablespoon of chilli powder.

Whisk these ingredients together.

5.Step 4: Add to chicken
Cover the chicken with the whisked mixture. Once again use your hands to make sure that the chicken is thoroughly coated in the mixture. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil and keep mixing.

6.Step 5: Wait
Cover the chicken in cling film and put it in a refrigerator.

Leave the chicken to marinate for no less than 4 hours.

7.Step 6: Grill
After 4 hours, put the pieces of chicken on some greaseproof paper, and place under the grill for 10 to 15 minutes. There is no need to turn them.

8.Step 7: Cut the chicken
Remove the chicken from the grill and leave to cool for a few minutes. Then cut it into bite-sized pieces. Cover with cling film or plastic wrap and put it back in the refrigerator.

9.Step 8: The Makhni sauce
Start by peeling and finely chopping 15g of ginger. Then heat 40ml of vegetable oil in a large saucepan, on a medium to high heat.

When the oil is hot, add the four sticks of cinnamon to the pan.
Then, add the 5 cardamom pods.
5 cloves
and a few bay leaves
stir for a couple of minutes, then add the chopped ginger, cook for a further minute and add the 6 green chillies.

10.Step 9: Add tomatoes
Put the 750 g of fresh, whole tomatoes into the pan and stir. Turn the hob down to a medium heat and carry on stirring for a couple of minutes. Turn the heat down low and leave to sit for about a minute. Then add 100ml of water, put the lid on, and leave to simmer for about 25 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked to a pur?e.

11.Step 10: Pur?e
Take the pan off the heat. Remove any whole spices.

Now you need to crush the tomato mixture into a paste like consistency. You could use a wooden spoon, but a blender is preferable. Blend until smooth.

12.Step 11: Strain
Use a sieve to strain the pur?ed mixture into the saucepan to get rid of any lumps. Add a little water to get all the mixture out. Put the pan on a high heat to bring it back to the boil.

13.Step 12: Cashew nuts
In the meantime, use the blender to grind about two thirds of the cashew nuts, that's 50g, into powder. Then add a tiny amount of water and blend into a paste.

14.Step 13: Finish the sauce
Once the sauce is hot and bubbling, add one tablespoon of tomato paste
Then the ground cashew nuts. Add a little water to the blender to get all the paste out.
Add half a teaspoon of chilli powder
and a tablespoon of honey
and stir for about 3 minutes.
Then add 50g of butter and stir until it melts. Next, a generous sprinkling of salt. Leave the sauce for about 5 minutes and then stir in one teaspoon of Kasoori methi, which are the ground dried fenugreek leaves.

Leave the sauce gently bubbling over a medium heat and move onto stage 3.

15.Step 14: Finish the sauce
In another frying pan melt a little butter. Use a sharp knife to roughly chop the remaining third, or 25 g, of the cashew nuts and add them to the pan. Then, throw in the seasoned chicken tikka that you grilled earlier.

Fry for about 3 minutes on a high heat.

16.Step 15: Add the sauce
Cover the chicken with the sauce. Then add 60 ml of single cream.

Then stir the chicken and sauce together for about 3 minutes. It should be simmering while you do this.

17.Serve
Decorate with a little drizzle of cream and serve with naan bread or rice.

[Panpot]

Not had a go personally UB but have tasted it in the restaurant so if its a genuine replica well worth a try. PP

[Unclebuck]

Not had a go personally UB but have tasted it in the restaurant so if its a genuine replica well worth a try. PP

lucky bugger, ill let you know how it comes out

[Mikka1]

I did UB. (Well I would wouldn't I  ;D ) Took ages to prepare. 
It was ok, not my thang really. to me this was a little too spicy if that is possible?

I post mine up sometime. I have a dead drive with a whole host of recipes on it, I'll get them

Worth a try though if you have several hours to spare.  ;D

[joshallen2k]

UB - I actually think I made this before and really liked it. Butter Chicken.

Its popular over here and didn't seem to be usual BIR, so I think I tried it. Quite nice.