Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

8 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 1000 gboneless chicken thighs
• ≈ 23 to 30 glemon juice
• ≈ 2.5 to 3.5 gKashmiri chili powder
• ≈ 3 to 4 gsalt
• 170 gGreek yogurt or hung curd
• ≈ 27 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 0.8 gground turmeric
• 3 to 4 ggaram masala
• ≈ 2 gground cumin
• ≈ 3.5 gground coriander
• ≈ 1 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 20 to 27 gneutral oil
• ≈ 28 gbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• ≈ 27 gneutral oil, for the onion
• 260 gonion
• 1200 gripe tomatoes
• 84 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• ≈ 235 gwater, for blending
• ≈ 28 to 57 gbutter or ghee
• 4 gcinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• ≈ 0.8 to 1.5 ggreen cardamom pods
• ≈ 0.4 to 0.8 gwhole cloves
• ≈ 27 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 8 to 16 ggreen chilies
• ≈ 4.5 to 9 gKashmiri chili powder
• 4 to 6 ggaram masala
• ≈ 3.5 to 5.5 gground coriander
• ≈ 2 gground cumin
• ≈ 475 ghot water

Finishing

• ≈ 6 to 9 gsalt
• ≈ 8.5 gsugar
• ≈ 1.5 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 160 to 200 gheavy cream
• ≈ 4 gcoriander leaves