Malaai Butter Chicken

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INGREDIENTS

malaai (cream) Butter Chicken

Rec & pic cred:

@mama_taught_me_well

Ingredients:

1kg chicken fillet (sliced in half lengthwise and then cut into thirds)

30g butter

3 elachie pods

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon white pepper

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 ½ teaspoon dhana jeeroo powder

¼ teaspoon garum masala

2 tablespoon crushed garlic

1 teaspoon ground green chillies

2-4 tablespoon lemon juice

2 drops saffron essence

2 tablespoon badaam powder

250ml long life fresh cream

METHOD

1. Heat butter with elachie, add garlic, spices and chillies.

2. Add chicken and lemon and mix in well.

3. Cook till no liquid remains.

4. Add essence, badaam and cream.

5. Allow cream to thicken. Serve with roghni naan/ roti.

Note: I added ½ teaspoon of dried thyme for extra flavour.

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Cups to Grams

Butter

Cups	Grams
1/4 cup of Butter	57 grams
1/3 cup of Butter	76 grams
1/2 cup of Butter	113 grams
1 cup of Butter	227 grams

Dry Goods

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/8 c (2 tbsp)	16 g	.563 oz
1/4 cup	32 g	1.13 oz
1/3 cup	43 g	1.5 oz
1/2 cup	64 g	2.25 oz
2/3 cup	85 g	3 oz
3/4 cup	96 g	3.38 oz
1 cup	128 g	4.5 oz

Flour

Cups	Grams
1/8 c (2 tbsp)	16 g
1/4 cup	32 g
1/3 cup	43 g
1/2 cup	64 g
2/3 cup	85 g
3/4 cup	96 g
1 cup	128 g

Sugar (Granulated)

Cups	Grams
2 tbsp	25 g
1/4 cup	50 g
1/3 cup	67 g
1/2 cup	100 g
2/3 cup	134 g
3/4 cup	150 g
1 cup	201 g

Honey,Molasses & Syrup

Cups	Grams
2 tbsp	43 g
1/4 cup	85 g
1/3 cup	113 g
1/2 cup	170 g
2/3 cup	227 g
3/4 cup	255 g
1 cup	340 g