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Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

4.5(44 reviews)
55 min
Total Time
4
Servings
Medium
Difficulty
C
480
Calories

Tags

Butter chicken
Curry
Indian
Pakistani
Asian

Cuisine: Pakistani

Meal Type: Dinner

Ingredients
  • Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
  • Yogurt
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Garam masala
  • Kashmiri red chili powder
  • Tomato puree
  • Butter
  • Heavy cream
  • Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
  • Sugar
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. 1Marinate chicken thighs in a mixture of yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and Kashmiri red chili powder.
  2. 2In a pan, melt butter and sauté the marinated chicken until browned.
  3. 3Add tomato puree and cook until the oil separates. Stir in heavy cream.
  4. 4Sprinkle kasuri methi, sugar, and salt. Simmer until the chicken is fully cooked.
  5. 5Serve this creamy butter chicken over rice or with naan for an authentic Pakistani/Indian experience.