Butter Chicken
by Maya Lindqvist
8 servings
Marinated Chicken
- 1000 gboneless chicken thighs
- 22 to 30 mllemon juice
- 5 to 7.5 mlKashmiri chili powder
- 2.5 to 3.5 mlsalt
- 155 mlGreek yogurt or hung curd
- 22 mlginger garlic paste
- 1 mlground turmeric
- 7.5 to 10 mlgaram masala
- 5 mlground cumin
- 10 mlground coriander
- 10 mlkasuri methi
- 22 to 30 mlneutral oil
- 30 mlbutter or ghee, for searing
Makhani Gravy
- 30 mlneutral oil, for the onion
- 260 gonion
- 1200 gripe tomatoes
- 84 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
- 235 mlwater, for blending
- 30 to 59 mlbutter or ghee
- 2cinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
- 4 to 8 podsgreen cardamom pods
- 4 to 8whole cloves
- 22 mlginger garlic paste
- 2 to 4green chilies
- 10 to 20 mlKashmiri chili powder
- 10 to 15 mlgaram masala
- 10 to 15 mlground coriander
- 5 mlground cumin
- 475 mlhot water
Finishing
- 5 to 7.5 mlsalt
- 10 mlsugar
- 15 mlkasuri methi
- 160 to 200 mlheavy cream
- 59 mlcoriander leaves