Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

2 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 250 gboneless chicken thighs
• 5.5 to 7.5 mllemon juice
• 1 to 2 mlKashmiri chili powder
• 0.6 to 0.8 mlsalt
• 39 mlGreek yogurt or hung curd
• 5.5 mlginger garlic paste
• 0.3 mlground turmeric
• 2 to 2.5 mlgaram masala
• 1 mlground cumin
• 2.5 mlground coriander
• 2.5 mlkasuri methi
• 5.5 to 7.5 mlneutral oil
• 7.5 mlbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• 7.5 mlneutral oil, for the onion
• 65 gonion
• 300 gripe tomatoes
• 21 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• 59 mlwater, for blending
• 7.5 to 15 mlbutter or ghee
• ½cinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• 1 to 2 podsgreen cardamom pods
• 1 to 2whole cloves
• 5.5 mlginger garlic paste
• ½ to 1green chilies
• 2.5 to 5 mlKashmiri chili powder
• 2.5 to 3.5 mlgaram masala
• 2.5 to 3.5 mlground coriander
• 1 mlground cumin
• 120 mlhot water

Finishing

• 1 to 2 mlsalt
• 2.5 mlsugar
• 3.5 mlkasuri methi
• 40 to 50 mlheavy cream
• 15 mlcoriander leaves