Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

2 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 250 gboneless chicken thighs
• ⅓ to ½ tbsplemon juice
• ¼ to ⅓ tspKashmiri chili powder
• ⅛ tspsalt
• ⅛ cupGreek yogurt or hung curd
• ⅓ tbspginger garlic paste
• 0 tspground turmeric
• ⅓ to ½ tspgaram masala
• ¼ tspground cumin
• ½ tspground coriander
• ½ tspkasuri methi
• ⅓ to ½ tbspneutral oil
• ½ tbspbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• ½ tbspneutral oil, for the onion
• 65 gonion
• 300 gripe tomatoes
• 21 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• ¼ cupwater, for blending
• ½ to 1 tbspbutter or ghee
• ½cinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• 1 to 2 podsgreen cardamom pods
• 1 to 2whole cloves
• ⅓ tbspginger garlic paste
• ½ to 1green chilies
• ½ to 1 tspKashmiri chili powder
• ½ to ¾ tspgaram masala
• ½ to ¾ tspground coriander
• ¼ tspground cumin
• ½ cuphot water

Finishing

• ¼ to ⅓ tspsalt
• ½ tspsugar
• ¼ tbspkasuri methi
• 40 to 50 mlheavy cream
• 1 tbspcoriander leaves