Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

12 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 1500 gboneless chicken thighs
• ≈ 34 to 46 glemon juice
• ≈ 3.5 to 5 gKashmiri chili powder
• ≈ 4.5 to 6 gsalt
• 255 gGreek yogurt or hung curd
• ≈ 40 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 1 gground turmeric
• 4.5 to 6 ggaram masala
• ≈ 3 gground cumin
• ≈ 5.5 gground coriander
• ≈ 1.5 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 31 to 41 gneutral oil
• ≈ 43 gbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• ≈ 41 gneutral oil, for the onion
• 390 gonion
• 1800 gripe tomatoes
• 125 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• ≈ 355 gwater, for blending
• ≈ 43 to 85 gbutter or ghee
• 6 gcinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• ≈ 1 to 2.5 ggreen cardamom pods
• ≈ 0.6 to 1 gwhole cloves
• ≈ 40 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 12 to 24 ggreen chilies
• ≈ 7 to 14 gKashmiri chili powder
• 6 to 9 ggaram masala
• ≈ 5.5 to 8 gground coriander
• ≈ 3 gground cumin
• ≈ 710 ghot water

Finishing

• ≈ 9 to 13 gsalt
• ≈ 12 gsugar
• ≈ 2.5 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 240 to 300 gheavy cream
• ≈ 6 gcoriander leaves