Authentic Restaurant Butter Chicken (Murgh Makani)
Tender, delicious chicken simmered in a velvety tomato-based Butter Chicken sauce, infused with aromatic spices and a touch of butter for the perfect balance of flavor. Perfectly paired with warm naan or fragrant basmati rice, this butter chicken will transport your taste buds straight to India.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Marinate 12 hours hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Chicken Marinade
- 500 g Chicken thigh, skinless & boneless excess fat trimmed, note 1
- 1/3 cup Greek yoghurt or Hung Curd
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala sub curry powder
- 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi) Optional, reccomended
- 1 tsp each Salt & Pepper
- 1 tbs Minced Ginger and Garlic about 10g each fresh, or from a jar
Butter Chicken Curry Sauce
- 2 tbs Clarified Butter sub regular butter or cooking oil of choice
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 1 Star Anise
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 tbs Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
- 2 Fresh Tomatoes medium sized
- 1 tbs Minced Ginger and Garlic about 10g each fresh, or from a jar
- 400 g Crushed Tomatoes (tinned) 14 oz
- 1/3 cup Cashews
- 1 Tbs Sugar optional, for sweetness and to balance spices
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream 115ml
Note 1: Nobody enjoys having to dig their fingers in their mouthful of half-chewed food to pull out stringy bits of gooey fat. Trim any excess fat and sinue from the chicken thighs to avoid this uncomfortable situation!! It only takes a couple of extra minutes and the result is incredible, juicy, tender and flavourful chicken that you can eat with confidence!!
