Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

8 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 2.2 lbboneless chicken thighs
• 1 ½ to 2 tbsplemon juice
• 1 to 1 ½ tspKashmiri chili powder
• ½ to ⅔ tspsalt
• ⅔ cupGreek yogurt or hung curd
• 1 ½ tbspginger garlic paste
• ¼ tspground turmeric
• 1 ½ to 2 tspgaram masala
• 1 tspground cumin
• 2 tspground coriander
• 2 tspkasuri methi
• 1 ½ to 2 tbspneutral oil
• 2 tbspbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• 2 tbspneutral oil, for the onion
• 9 ozonion
• 2.65 lbripe tomatoes
• 3 ozwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• 1 cupwater, for blending
• 2 tbsp to ¼ cupbutter or ghee
• 2cinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• 4 to 8 podsgreen cardamom pods
• 4 to 8whole cloves
• 1 ½ tbspginger garlic paste
• 2 to 4green chilies
• 2 tsp to 1 ⅓ tbspKashmiri chili powder
• 2 tsp to 1 tbspgaram masala
• 2 tsp to 1 tbspground coriander
• 1 tspground cumin
• 2 cupshot water

Finishing

• 1 to 1 ½ tspsalt
• 2 tspsugar
• 1 tbspkasuri methi
• ⅔ cup to 13 ½ tbspheavy cream
• ¼ cupcoriander leaves