Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Name: Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs, cubed; 1 cup plain yogurt; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp butter; 1 large onion, diced; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 tsp sugar; fresh cilantro to serve

Velvety, mildly spiced butter chicken in a rich tomato and cream sauce — India's most beloved export.

Total time

155 min

Prep

120 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

comfortcurry

Ingredients

2 lbsboneless chicken thighs, cubed

1 cupplain yogurt

1 tbspgaram masala

1 tspturmeric

3 tbspbutter

1large onion, diced

1 cancrushed tomatoes

1 cupheavy cream

2 tspkashmiri chilli powder

1 tspsugar

fresh cilantroto serve

Instructions

Marinate chicken in yogurt, garam masala, and turmeric; grill or broil until charred.

Sauté onion in butter; add chilli powder; add tomatoes; simmer 20 min. Blend until smooth.

Stir in cream and sugar; return chicken; simmer 10 minutes.

Serve over rice with naan and cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

323

Protein

5.3g

Fat

30.7g

Carbs

7.9g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

30mg

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