Butter Chicken

by Maya Lindqvist

4 servings

Marinated Chicken

• 500 gboneless chicken thighs
• ≈ 11 to 15 glemon juice
• ≈ 1 to 1.5 gKashmiri chili powder
• ≈ 1.5 to 2 gsalt
• 85 gGreek yogurt or hung curd
• ≈ 13 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 0.4 gground turmeric
• 1.5 to 2 ggaram masala
• ≈ 1 gground cumin
• ≈ 2 gground coriander
• ≈ 0.5 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 10 to 14 gneutral oil
• ≈ 14 gbutter or ghee, for searing

Makhani Gravy

• ≈ 14 gneutral oil, for the onion
• 130 gonion
• 600 gripe tomatoes
• 42 gwhole raw cashews (about 28)
• ≈ 120 gwater, for blending
• ≈ 14 to 28 gbutter or ghee
• 2 gcinnamon stick (5 cm piece)
• ≈ 0.4 to 0.8 ggreen cardamom pods
• ≈ 0.2 to 0.4 gwhole cloves
• ≈ 13 gginger garlic paste
• ≈ 4 to 8 ggreen chilies
• ≈ 2.5 to 4.5 gKashmiri chili powder
• 2 to 3 ggaram masala
• ≈ 2 to 2.5 gground coriander
• ≈ 1 gground cumin
• ≈ 235 ghot water

Finishing

• ≈ 3 to 4.5 gsalt
• ≈ 4 gsugar
• ≈ 0.8 gkasuri methi
• ≈ 80 to 100 gheavy cream
• ≈ 2 gcoriander leaves