Chicken Meatballs In A Makhni Gravy Recipe
Chicken Meatballs In A Makhni Gravy is a usual butter chicken recipe which gets a delicious twist by adding chicken meatballs flavoured with onions, green chillies and garlic in a rich and creamy Makhni gravy. Addition of honey balances the flavour of the gravy and the cream adds the richness to it.
Ingredients
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For the meatballs
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500 grams Chicken
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cleaned and minced
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1 Onion
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8 cloves Garlic
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finely chopped
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3 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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1/4 cup Whole Wheat Bread crumbs
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Salt
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as per you taste
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Oil
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for shallow frying the meatballs
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For the makhani gravy:
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1 Onion
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roughly chopped
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5 Tomatoes
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2 tablespoons Ginger Garlic Paste
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5 Dry Red Chillies
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2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
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1 Mace (Javitri)
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1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
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2 tablespoons Honey
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3 tablespoons Fresh cream
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1 teaspoon Garam masala powder
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1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
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1 tablespoons Oil
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2 tablespoon Butter (Salted)
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2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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3/4 cup Water
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Chicken Meatballs In A Makhni Gravy, we will firstly make the meatballs
Step 2
Add the minced chicken, onions, garlic, green chillies, and salt in a mixing bowl
Step 3
Mix well to form a uniform mixture
Step 4
Prepare lemon sized meatballs and keep it aside
Step 5
In a skillet, add 3 tablespoons of oil, place the prepared meatballs and shallow fry them until the chicken is cooked and the outer part of the meatball is crisp
Step 6
Drain the meatballs on a paper napkin to absorb the excess oil and keep it aside
Step 7
The next step is to prepare the gravy
Step 8
Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a heavy bottomed pan on low flame
Step 9
Once the butter melts, add the cardamom pods, mace and saute it for about 15 seconds
Step 10
Add the roughly chopped onions and cook till they become soft and translucent
Step 11
Add the ginger garlic paste, cook until the raw smell goes away
Step 12
This will take about 2 minutes
Step 13
After 2 minutes, add in the tomatoes, cashews, salt and a little water
Step 14
Cover and cook till the tomatoes are mushy and soft
Step 15
Turn off the flame and let the mixture cool
Step 16
Once cooled, transfer to a mixer grinder jar and grind to a smooth paste along with some water
Step 17
In the same kadai, add some more oil
Step 18
Once it is hot, add bayleaf, tomato onion masala and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes
Step 19
Next, add in the cream, kasuri methi, salt and garam masala
Step 20
Cook for about a minute
Step 21
Mix in the honey little by little while adjusting the balance of sweet and tangy
Step 22
Mix everything properly
Step 23
Drop the meatballs, cover the pan and simmer on a low flame for another 5 minutes
Step 24
Turn off the flame and transfer to a serving dish
Step 25
Garnish with coriander leaves and fresh cream
Step 26
Your Chicken Meatballs In A Makhni Gravy is ready to be served
Step 27
Serve Chicken Meatballs In A Makhni Gravy along with Phulkas or Jeera Rice along with a Moong Sprouts Salad with Grated Carrots and Cucumber for a weekday dinner