Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

12 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 1500 gboneless chicken thighs
• 2 ¼ to 3 tbsplemon juice
• 1 ½ to 2 ¼ tspKashmiri chili powder
• ¾ to 1 tspsalt
• 1 cupGreek yogurt or hung curd
• 2 ¼ tbspginger garlic paste
• ⅓ tspground turmeric
• 2 ¼ to 3 tspgaram masala
• 1 ½ tspground cumin
• 3 tspground coriander
• 3 tspkasuri methi
• 2 ¼ to 3 tbspneutral oil
• 3 tbspbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• 3 tbspneutral oil, for the onion
• 390 gonion
• 1800 gripe tomatoes
• 125 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• 1 ½ cupswater, for blending
• 3 to 6 tbspbutter or ghee
• 3cinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• 6 to 12 podsgreen cardamom pods
• 6 to 12whole cloves
• 2 ¼ tbspginger garlic paste
• 3 to 6green chilies
• 3 to 6 tspKashmiri chili powder
• 3 to 4 ½ tspgaram masala
• 3 to 4 ½ tspground coriander
• 1 ½ tspground cumin
• 3 cupshot water

Finishing

• 1 ½ to 2 ¼ tspsalt
• 3 tspsugar
• 1 ½ tbspkasuri methi
• 240 to 300 mlheavy cream
• 6 tbspcoriander leaves